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East StroudsburgPA

East Stroudsburg, PA is a 10K-resident city in Monroe County with a median household income of $59,821.

Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for East Stroudsburg, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. East Stroudsburg has a population larger than 1% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $227,900, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

10K
Population (place)
Bottom 2%
By size
$59,821
Median income (place)
$227,900
Median home (place)
15%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on East Stroudsburg

East Stroudsburg posts a median household income higher than 22% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the East Stroudsburg area.

Bottom 23%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near East Stroudsburg

Where East Stroudsburg income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$59,821 Bottom 22% higher than 22% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

East Stroudsburg $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in PA

Population among 88 PA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Philadelphia is the largest PA city on this list; Franklin Park leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in PA

Median household income among the same 88-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Franklin Park posts the highest place-level median income in PA; Philadelphia is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading East Stroudsburg, PA beyond the headline numbers

East Stroudsburg sits inside Monroe County, Pennsylvania, at roughly 41.00°N, -75.18°W. Population 10,140, $59,821 median household income. Median home value $227,900, median rent $1,479. Poverty rate 15%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around East Stroudsburg, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in East Stroudsburg, PA stands at 15%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in East Stroudsburg costs roughly 3.8 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

13.5% of East Stroudsburg workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 41.3% in East Stroudsburg, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

East Stroudsburg's median age is 33.8 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for East Stroudsburg from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,140
East Stroudsburg · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$59,821
-33% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$227,900
-45% vs avg
Median Age (place)
33.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Monroe County): East Stroudsburg's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
168K-1%
Median Income
$83,565+46%
Median Home Value
$267,600+40%
Poverty Rate
10.7%-11%
Unemployment
6.9%-50%

Economics

Economics indicators for East Stroudsburg, PA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,479/mo
Poverty Rate
15% +21% vs avg
Unemployment 8.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 32.6%
Work From Home 13.5%
Public Transit 1.8%

Population

White 57.6%
African American 20%
Asian 2.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 0.7%

Health Profile 2 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
41.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 62.4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO
EAST STROUDSBURG · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect East Stroudsburg?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for East Stroudsburg right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet PA-EAST-STROUDSBURG · East Stroudsburg

East Stroudsburg: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to East Stroudsburg; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Pennsylvania state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of East Stroudsburg, PA? ▼
East Stroudsburg, PA has a population of 10,140 people, located in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in East Stroudsburg? ▼
The median household income in East Stroudsburg, PA is $59,821 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 15%.
What is the median home value in East Stroudsburg? ▼
The median home value in East Stroudsburg, PA is $227,900. Median rent is $1,479/month.
What are the top health concerns in East Stroudsburg? ▼
The top health indicators in East Stroudsburg include Short Sleep Duration (41.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in East Stroudsburg? ▼
East Stroudsburg has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in East Stroudsburg? ▼
The median age in East Stroudsburg, PA is 33.8 years. 32.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for East Stroudsburg, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside PA (15% here).

Des Moines, IA 15% Fort Lauderdale, FL 15% Sarasota, FL 15% Dover, DE 15%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside PA ($59,821 here).

Monroe, MI $59,813 Tulsa, OK $59,838 DeRidder, LA $59,801 Kerman, CA $59,799

Compare East Stroudsburg with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Phillipsburg, NJ 15K Easton, PA 27K Bethlehem, PA 75K Whitehall Township, PA 25K Fullerton, PA 15K Allentown, PA 120K Hopatcong Hills, NJ 16K Hopatcong, NJ 15K
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Using East Stroudsburg's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the East Stroudsburg area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Monroe County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.