Moving to Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania

Population: 895. Estimated population in July 2024: 898 (+0.3% change)
Males: 430 (48.0%), Females: 465 (52.0%)

Carbon County

Zip code: 18030

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.8 years
Median household income: $34,688
Median house value: $83,500

Population by Race

Races in Bowmanstown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (37.5%), Dutch (8.0%), United States (6.9%), Irish (5.8%), Italian (4.5%), English (4.0%).

Elevation: 495 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bowmanstown

  • High school or higher: 76.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bowmanstown borough

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+0.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bowmanstown:

  • GNADEN HUETTEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA)
  • PALMERTON HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PALMERTON, PA)
  • NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR KIDS IN CRISES (about 13 miles; OREFIELD, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bowmanstown:

  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 19 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 36 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 37 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bowmanstown:

  • BELTZVILLE (about 3 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; Abbreviation: 14N)
  • FLYING M AERODROME (about 6 miles; GERMANSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: P91)
  • SLATINGTON (about 6 miles; SLATINGTON, PA; Abbreviation: 69N)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bowmanstown:

  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 17 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 20 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,128)
  • LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; EASTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,218)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)