Jim Thorpe is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,529 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jim Thorpe is the 339th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Jim Thorpe was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs, Jim Thorpe isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Jim Thorpe are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jim Thorpe is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jim Thorpe who work in office and administrative support (14.49%), teaching (10.12%), and healthcare suport services (9.38%). 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 30.28 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small borough, Jim Thorpe doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Jim Thorpe are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.02% of adults in Jim Thorpe having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Jim Thorpe in 2022 was $35,515, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,060 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, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jim Thorpe include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Jim Thorpe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
