It is a fairly quiet borough because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Tamaqua has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Tamaqua has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Tamaqua than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Tamaqua may be for you.
The percentage of adults in Tamaqua with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.73% of adults in Tamaqua have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Tamaqua in 2018 was $25,454, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,816 for a family of four. However, Tamaqua contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Tamaqua is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Tamaqua home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tamaqua residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tamaqua also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.23% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tamaqua include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Tamaqua is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
