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41.03° N · 75.61° W · GEOID 4235172

Holiday Pocono

Carbon County, Pennsylvania · part of the Allentown, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Holiday Pocono is home to 743 people. Median household income is $62,333 a year and median rent is $994 a month, 19.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $206,900, about 3.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$994
27% below the median place
Median household income
$62,333
22% below the median place
Median home value
$206,900
35% below the median place
Unemployment
7.5%
53% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Holiday Pocono

  • 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • Household income has grown 13% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 97% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • 38% of homes stand vacant, more than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 169 Pennsylvania places.
  • The median resident is 33.4 years old, younger than in 86% of places its size.
01

Moving to Holiday Pocono

Carbon County gains about 9.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,049
Moved out2,543
Net+506

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$58K
Leavers$57K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Carbon County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Carbon County report $57,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,300.
Income you would need
$39,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $994 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,413 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $206,900.
Getting to work
33 minutes each way on average; 10.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Worthington, MN matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
9.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$57,256
19% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHoliday PoconoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.6%2% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure9.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$57,93318% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$57,25619% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 100.0%, 51% above the median place.

Holiday Pocono19.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$39,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.1%
6% below the median place
Home price to income
3.3x
13% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$50,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
100.0%
51% above the median place
Vacant homes1
38.1%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,413
25% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHoliday PoconoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$99427% below
Rent to income119.1%6% below
Property tax rate11.0%10% above
Home price to income13.3x13% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure100.01% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,83914% above
HUD area median income4County figure$104,4003% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,06537% below
Median home value1$206,90035% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure9.3%190% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure72.8%41% above
Homeownership1100.0%51% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure43.5%14% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,41325% below
Vacant homes138.1%above (median 7.1%)
Median year built119830% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$29,432
27% below the median place
Median household income1
$62,333
22% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHoliday PoconoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$62,33322% below
Income per person1$29,43227% below
Unemployment1County figure7.5%53% above
Average annual pay6County figure$46,18130% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.2%14% below
Jobs6County figure16,37689% below
Poverty rate1County figure12.3%14% above
Mean commute1County figure33 min31% above
Works from home1County figure10.1%19% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 33.4, 14% below the median place.

Median age1
33.4
14% below the median place
High school or higher1
86.4%
6% below the median place
Household size1
2.8
11% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureHoliday PoconoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17436646th largest
Median age133.414% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure19.2%40% below
High school or higher186.4%6% below
Household size12.811% above
Born abroad1County figure3.7%58% below
No health insurance1County figure5.8%9% below
Homes with broadband194.4%2% above
05

Life in Holiday Pocono

16 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.6 −15%
Shops29.7 −2%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.7 +15%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.5 −18%
Child care centers2.8 +22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher10
12.6
18% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
17.6
15% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
16.5
18% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureHoliday PoconoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure18100% above
Public school students10County figure8,11166% above
Students per teacher10County figure12.618% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure17.615% below
Shops per 10k8County figure29.72% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.715% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure16.518% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.822% above
National Register listings9County figure1623% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 59.4, 36% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Holiday Pocono. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk12
59.4
36% below the median place
July average high11
81°F
6% below the median place
Tornado risk12
37.9
53% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHoliday PoconoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure81°F6% below
January average low11County figure17°F33% below
Average temperature11County figure48°F12% below
Annual precipitation11County figure51.8 in18% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure59.436% below
Hurricane risk12County figure73.14% above
Tornado risk12County figure37.953% below
Wildfire risk12County figure41.432% below
Heat wave risk12County figure82.19% below
Median air quality index13Metro figure422% below
Good air days13Metro figure66.8%2% below
08

Holiday Pocono in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$62,333 (2024)$82,000$69,500 to $97,000+4.7%
Median home value$206,900 (2024)$295,000$214,000 to $406,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 3.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Holiday Pocono

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Worthington, MN$938$61,797Compare
Seymour, IN$1,011$64,426Compare
Gladewater, TX$1,060$58,810Compare
El Campo, TX$1,071$67,017Compare
El Campo, TXGladewater, TXSeymour, INWorthington, MNHoliday Pocono, PAHoliday PoconoWorthingtonSeymourGladewaterEl CampoHoliday PoconoWorthingtonSeymourGladewaterEl Campo

Common questions

Is Holiday Pocono a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 271 Pennsylvania places. Household income has grown 13% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 97% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 271 Pennsylvania places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Holiday Pocono expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $206,900.

What salary do you need to live in Holiday Pocono?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $39,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Holiday Pocono?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Worthington, MN, Seymour, IN, Gladewater, TX and El Campo, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Holiday Pocono with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Holiday Pocono itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/holiday-pocono-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Holiday Pocono, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/holiday-pocono-pennsylvania/

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