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St. Marys, PA vs Lehighton, PA

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- Lehighton is 0% more densely populated than St. Marys.
- People are 19.9% less likely to be married in Lehighton.
- The Median Age is 10.9 years younger in Lehighton.
 St. Marys, PALehighton, PAUnited States
 Population  Unlock5,267329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.738.4
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 Population - 201013,036  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,537285,036,114
 Population - 19905,511  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-4.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now120.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,245.293.4
 Land Area99.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 St. Marys, PALehighton, PAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.8%1.9%
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 Race
 St. Marys, PALehighton, PAUnited States
 White96.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian0.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 St. Marys, PALehighton, PAUnited States
 Married Population49.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.6%50.2%
 Never Married29.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.8%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households5,691  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,20980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children15.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,321  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for St. Marys    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The population continues to decline in St. Marys. The Census Bureau came out with their latest numbers and the population continues to decline. In 2011 it was at  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place is full of nothing but old people and rednecks. They have no idea what the rest of the world is like because they are very isolated geographically and  More

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St. Marys, and the whole Elk County area are a textbook example of the term "Brain Drain." Ever since the mid to late 90's, most of the youth that went away to college  More

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Reviews for Lehighton    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 1986 due to a job transfer and have hated it the whole time. Lots of people on drugs sporting tattoos and dragging 2-3 kids around - but  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have no idea where this number came from. Lehighton is the only town I've ever lived in (or even visited) where I have absolutely no fears about taking my dog for a  More

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I lived in Lehighton for the first 35 years of my life, then I finally had to get out. I was going nowhere. Lehighton is known for people being born and raised there and  More

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