Pocono Lake is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,069 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pocono Lake is the 382nd largest community in Pennsylvania.Pocono Lake is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Pocono Lake is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pocono Lake who work in sales jobs (16.86%), teaching (9.18%), and personal care services (7.73%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.71% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Pocono Lake has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Pocono Lake has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Pocono Lake than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Pocono Lake may be for you. One downside of living in Pocono Lake, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 43.40 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. In Pocono Lake, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Pocono Lake is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.In terms of college education, Pocono Lake is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.61% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Pocono Lake in 2022 was $41,564, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $166,256 for a family of four. However, Pocono Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pocono Lake is a very 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 18.41% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pocono Lake include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and Hungarian. The most common language spoken in Pocono Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
