SilkworthPA
Home to 745 people, the town was settled in 1884.
Is Silkworth a good place to live?
Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Silkworth. Silkworth’s median rent is $777 a month, below both the Pennsylvania town median ($1,115 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The biggest park or preserve is Pinchot State Forest, at 144 acres. Silkworth has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
745 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Silkworth: who provides what
Silkworth is unincorporated, so Luzerne 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Silkworth.
The biggest natural risk in Silkworth is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Silkworth, 59% come from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Silkworth’s workers commute out
The typical journey to work for Silkworth comes to 29 minutes. Jobs based in Silkworth grew to 35 in 2023, 23 more than in 2013. Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles. The top destinations are Wilkes-Barre (13%), Dallas Township (6%) and Plains Township (6%).
| Silkworth | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer adults under 35 in Silkworth than across Pennsylvania
Here, 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 35% in Pennsylvania as a whole. Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide).
| Silkworth | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 46% and 80% women
The Census survey reached too few of Silkworth’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±17.3 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Silkworth | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 18% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Silkworth is
5.1% of Silkworth adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Among adults in the town, 31% have high blood pressure and 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Silkworth | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Silkworth | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.9% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 7.9% of Silkworth
For Silkworth, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile. Trails run 0.6 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves locally: 2, covering 155 acres.
| Silkworth | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area | 0.3 mi | 11 |
| 2. Pinchot State Forest | 0.2 mi | 144 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Silkworth sells for about $391K at the median
Among households in Silkworth, 75% are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Knoebels Amusement Resort and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Silkworth. Close and well known come first.
11 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
23 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
26 mi State parkHickory Run State Park20 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
29 mi State parkWorlds End State ParkPhoto credits
Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Worlds End State Park: Nicholas, CC BY 2.0
Everything we know about Silkworth
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Silkworth
About 2 of every 100 Silkworth residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Silkworth for work
Where Silkworth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Silkworth
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Silkworth is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 820 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 3.8 sq mi
Questions about Silkworth
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Silkworth, PA a good place to live?
Silkworth has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.