The borough is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Jim Thorpe has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Jim Thorpe a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Jim Thorpe, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.86 minutes every day commuting to work.
Jim Thorpe is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Jim Thorpe is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.20% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Jim Thorpe in 2022 was $36,937, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,748 for a family of four. However, Jim Thorpe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Jim Thorpe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jim Thorpe residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Jim Thorpe include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Jim Thorpe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
