Pocono Lake is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,021 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pocono Lake is the 382nd largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some towns, Pocono Lake isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pocono Lake are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pocono Lake is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pocono Lake who work in sales jobs (11.91%), teaching (10.22%), and office and administrative support (9.32%). Also of interest is that Pocono Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.45% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Another notable thing is that Pocono Lake is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Pocono Lake has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Pocono Lake a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Pocono Lake, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.79 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Even though Pocono Lake is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The education level of Pocono Lake citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.07% of adults in Pocono Lake have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Pocono Lake in 2022 was $43,306, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $173,224 for a family of four. However, Pocono Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pocono Lake is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pocono Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pocono Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pocono Lake also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.71% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pocono Lake include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and Hungarian. The most common language spoken in Pocono Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
