All Poconos

B2B, News, Classified and all about life in Poconos

To view all features of our Web Site, please consider upgrading your web browser!

Parryville - Carbon county

Population 478

Parryville, Pennsylvania

Parryville, Pennsylvania is 17 miles NW of Allentown, Pennsylvania and 65 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is in Carbon county. The town is part of the Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton metro area. The population of Parryville is 478.

The People and Families of Parryville

In Parryville, about 61% of adults are married. Parryville, compared to the great majority of similar-sized towns, is characterized by married couples rather than single adults.

It's notable that men are disproportionately common in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Parryville had a median family income of $37,917.

Parryville Housing

Of the housing in Parryville, approximately 79% is occupied by their owners. A good bit of the housing in the town is used seasonally or for leisure or vacation purposes. The average age of homes in Parryville is noticeably higher than in other similarly-sized communities.

Commuting

In Parryville, 95% of commuters drive to work.

Parryville Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	478	100%
Male	249	52.1%
Female	229	47.9%
Under 18	90	18.8%
18+	388	81.2%
65+	71	14.9%
Median Age	40.8
Average Family Size	2.91
White	472	98.7%
African-American	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.4%
Other	1	0.2%
Mixed Race	2	0.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.2%
Median Family Income (1999)	$37,917
Population In Poverty	29	6.2%

Parryville Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
German	50.8%
US/American	13.6%
Pennsylvania German	7.7%
Irish	6.8%
Dutch	5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.4%
Polish	2.8%
Austrian	2.2%
Hungarian	1.5%
Russian	1.2%
English	0.9%
Italian	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	0.9%
Slovak	0.6%
Norwegian	0.6%
Ukrainian	0.6%
Carpatho Rusyn	0.3%