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Silkworth, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Silkworth is a Census CDP of 745 people across 3.36 square miles of land, in Luzerne County. Median household income is $66,500, 75.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Silkworth
What Silkworth is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.36 sq mi
- Water area0.42 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land222 plus or minus 76
- County holding the largest share of its areaLuzerne County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silkworth
How many people live in Silkworth
- Population745 plus or minus 255
- Median age45.0 plus or minus 17.1
- Population under 18178 plus or minus 97
- Share under 1823.9 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Population 65 and over122 plus or minus 58
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households324 plus or minus 101
- Family households225 plus or minus 96
- Share of households that are families69.4 percent plus or minus 20.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silkworth
Income and work in Silkworth
- Median household income$66,500 plus or minus $54,379
- Per capita income$38,248 plus or minus $12,172
- Civilian labor force372 plus or minus 141
- Employed303 plus or minus 102
- Unemployed69 plus or minus 81
- Unemployment rate18.5 percent plus or minus 20.6
- Adults 25 and over505 plus or minus 167
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.9 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silkworth
Housing in Silkworth
- Housing units436 plus or minus 144
- Occupied units324 plus or minus 101
- Vacant units112 plus or minus 89
- Vacancy rate25.7 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Owner occupied243 plus or minus 103
- Renter occupied81 plus or minus 82
- Ownership rate75.0 percent plus or minus 21.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$207,600 plus or minus $77,136
- Median gross rent, monthly$777
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.0 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Single family units290 plus or minus 113
- Share single family66.5 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Units in buildings of two or more62 plus or minus 81
- Share in buildings of two or more14.2 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Mobile homes84 plus or minus 75
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silkworth
How Silkworth gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute240 plus or minus 92
- Commuting under 15 minutes48 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.0 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more132 plus or minus 91
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.0 percent plus or minus 31.8
- Drove alone82.4 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home17.2 percent plus or minus 13.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Luzerne County, not Silkworth
Luzerne County context, not Silkworth figures
- Establishments in Luzerne County7,212
- Covered employment, Luzerne County145,190
- Average annual pay, Luzerne County$55,901
- Housing units permitted, Luzerne County325
Every figure in this section is published for Luzerne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Silkworth.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Silkworth questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Silkworth, Pennsylvania?
745, in 324 households. Silkworth CDP covers 3.36 square miles of land, which is 222 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Silkworth in?
Luzerne County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Silkworth?
$66,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $207,600. Median gross rent is $777 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Silkworth figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Luzerne County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Silkworth.
Is zoning published for Silkworth?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.