Tamaqua, Pennsylvania demographics

Tamaqua, PA demographics: median age 36.2; 14.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Tamaqua borough, Pennsylvania · Incorporated borough · GEOID 4276032. The survey estimates a population of 6,924 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Tamaqua is 36.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.0 years. There are 2,824 households (±214). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.2 ±3.0	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,924
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	1,981 ±326	28.6% ±4.7 pp	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	1,377 ±265	19.9% ±3.8 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	2,562 ±337	37.0% ±4.9 pp	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	1,004 ±173	14.5% ±2.5 pp	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,924
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	3,353 ±255	48.4% ±3.7 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	3,571 ±253	51.6% ±3.7 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,924
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	5,897 ±328	85.2% ±4.7 pp	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	65 ±73 · low precision	0.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	3 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	299 ±225 · low precision	4.3% ±3.2 pp · low precision	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	660 ±242	9.5% ±3.5 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,924
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,042 ±323	87.3% ±4.7 pp	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	882 ±323	12.7% ±4.7 pp	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,824
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	849 ±142	30.1% ±4.5 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	273 ±121	9.7% ±4.2 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	626 ±174	22.2% ±5.9 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	914 ±183	32.4% ±6.0 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	162 ±79	5.7% ±2.8 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,824
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	919 ±136	32.5% ±4.1 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,905 ±250	67.5% ±7.2 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,824
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	914 ±183	32.4% ±6.0 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	902 ±193	31.9% ±6.4 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	377 ±153	13.3% ±5.3 pp	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	313 ±112	11.1% ±3.9 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	173 ±99 · low precision	6.1% ±3.5 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	79 ±66 · low precision	2.8% ±2.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	66 ±52 · low precision	2.3% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,924
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	6,701 ±157	96.8% ±2.3 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	223 ±159 · low precision	3.2% ±2.3 pp · low precision	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,363
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	6,094 ±285	95.8% ±3.4 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	241 ±184 · low precision	3.8% ±2.9 pp · low precision	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	18 ±21 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	10 ±17 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 4,480
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	460 ±158	10.3% ±3.4 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,991 ±372	44.4% ±7.7 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	750 ±193	16.7% ±4.1 pp	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	630 ±168	14.1% ±3.6 pp	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	453 ±162	10.1% ±3.5 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	196 ±115 · low precision	4.4% ±2.5 pp · low precision	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 6,818
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	5,793 ±353	85.0% ±5.1 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	466 ±278 · low precision	6.8% ±4.1 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	189 ±110 · low precision	2.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	338 ±239 · low precision	5.0% ±3.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	32 ±38 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.3% of Tamaqua residents (±3.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 89.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tamaqua	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.3% ±3.4 pp	5.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.6% ±4.0 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.5% ±1.8 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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