Gilberton, Pennsylvania - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	772
Male Share of the Population	53.1%
Female Share of the Population	46.9%
Senior Citizens	16.1%
Employed Population 16+	316
Age of the Population	46

Families

% of people married	38.8%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	15.9%
Median Earnings25+	$27,969
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$26,719
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$26,324

Wealth

Median Family Income	$49,940
% Above Poverty Level	83.8%
% Below Poverty Level	16.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	4.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	0.9%

Housing

People Living Alone	26.3%
Median Gross Rent	$0
Median House Value	$33,700

Ancestry

Irish	43%
Lithuanian	13.2%
Polish	13.2%
Italian	6.7%
Greek	6.3%
Dutch	5.7%
Ukrainian	4.8%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.8%
English	3.2%
Welsh	1.7%
German	1.7%
Slovak	1.4%
Scottish	1.3%
Russian	0.6%
Czech	0.5%
Canadian	0.4%
Austrian	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
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Gilberton Almanac

Category	Value
County	Schuylkill County
Standard Zip Codes	17934
Phone Area Codes
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	40.8
Approximate Longitude	-76.21

Gilberton Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	HAMBURG
Distance	21 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 36 F
Apr Temp	39 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	41 to 63 F
Annual Precip	46.6 inches

Station	BELTZVILLE DAM
Distance	25.2 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 34 F
Apr Temp	35 to 59 F
Jul Temp	58 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 63 F
Annual Precip	49.7 inches

Station	RODALE RESEARCH CENTER
Distance	31.2 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 36 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	39 to 63 F
Annual Precip	46 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Frackville	3,668	$64,050
Girardville	1,411	$44,821
Ringtown	766	$62,422
Shenandoah	4,853	$34,420
St. Clair	2,891	$48,990

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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