Residents will find that the borough is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Tamaqua is worth considering.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Tamaqua rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.73% of adults 25 and older in Tamaqua have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Tamaqua in 2022 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.
