Summit Hill - Carbon county

Population 2,974

Summit Hill, Pennsylvania

Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, in Carbon county, is 25 miles NW of Allentown, Pennsylvania and 70 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton metropolitan area. Summit Hill contains a population of approximately 2,974.

The People and Families of Summit Hill

In Summit Hill, about 54% of adults are married.

Summit Hill boasts a large population of senior citizens with a wealth of life experience.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Summit Hill had a median family income of $44,500.

Political Inclinations

Among political parties, the Republican party was tops in raising money in Summit Hill.

Summit Hill Housing

Summit Hill has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 84% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. Housing stock in the town might be described as older since the age of the average home is on the high side.

Commuting

In Summit Hill, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Summit Hill Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,974	100%
Male	1,431	48.1%
Female	1,543	51.9%
Under 18	597	20.1%
18+	2,377	79.9%
65+	656	22.1%
Median Age	42.4
Average Family Size	2.86
White	2,944	99%
African-American	2	0.1%
Asian	5	0.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.1%
Other	2	0.1%
Mixed Race	18	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	12	0.4%
Median Family Income (1999)	$44,500
Population In Poverty	229	7.5%

Summit Hill Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	17.1%
Polish	15.7%
German	14.7%
Slovak	11.2%
Italian	11.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.9%
Dutch	4.2%
Russian	2.9%
US/American	2.7%
Greek	2.3%
English	2.1%
Lithuanian	2.1%
Welsh	1.9%
Austrian	1.6%
Scottish	0.9%
Pennsylvania German	0.7%
French (except Basque)	0.6%
Czechoslovakian	0.6%
Croatian	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	0.5%
Czech	0.5%
Slavic	0.3%
Portuguese	0.2%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Swedish	0.2%