Pocono Woodland LakesPA
Some 3,202 people live in this town, in Pennsylvania.
Is Pocono Woodland Lakes a good place to live?
Pocono Woodland Lakes’ mean commuting time is 37 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 1,038 Pennsylvania towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pocono Woodland Lakes. We don’t grade Pocono Woodland Lakes yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Pocono Woodland Lakes for work
Where Pocono Woodland Lakes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pocono Woodland Lakes.
A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Pocono Woodland Lakes than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Milford (11%), Milford Township (6%) and Dingman Township (5%). Pocono Woodland Lakes’ middle household income is put at $119,000. Most people who work leave Pocono Woodland Lakes to do it: just 1% work in town.
| Pocono Woodland Lakes | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $119,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
More middle-aged adults than Pennsylvania overall
Adults 35 to 64 are half of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). For residents in Pocono Woodland Lakes, the share who are 65 or older is 13%. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 36%, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Pocono Woodland Lakes | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.7 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.6 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Pocono Woodland Lakes | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.5% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,200, single groups can be off by several points
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Pocono Woodland Lakes’ year
The peak summer temperature here locally is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pocono Woodland Lakes has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities. Pocono Woodland Lakes has had 4 paid flood insurance claims since 2005. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 68% come from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Pocono Woodland Lakes is
Just over one in ten adults in Pocono Woodland Lakes report frequent physical distress; 15% report frequent mental distress. Pocono Woodland Lakes: 5.5% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Pocono Woodland Lakes | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Pocono Woodland Lakes | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.9% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pocono Woodland Lakes
High Point and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pocono Woodland Lakes. Close and well known come first.
12 mi MountainHigh Point
19 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
4 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
31 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
22 mi Ski areaMountain Creek44 runs · 1,001 ft vertical
30 mi Theme parkLegoland New YorkPhoto credits
High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountain Creek: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Legoland New York: MattCC716, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Pocono Woodland Lakes: who provides what
Pocono Woodland Lakes is unincorporated, so Pike County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pocono Woodland Lakes; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Pocono Woodland Lakes residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Pocono Woodland Lakes’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Pocono Woodland Lakes.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocono Woodland Lakes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gold Key Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pocono Woodland Lakes and Gold Key Lake aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pocono Woodland Lakes with a neighbor →
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