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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Jim Thorpe, the average commute to work is 30.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
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 population of Jim Thorpe overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Jim Thorpe, 22.02% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Jim Thorpe in 2018 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.
