Pocono Lake is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,026 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pocono Lake is the 382nd largest community in Pennsylvania.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.00% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that Pocono Lake is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Pocono Lake’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Pocono Lake has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Pocono Lake has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Pocono Lake than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Pocono Lake may be for you.

The overall education level of Pocono Lake is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.72% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Pocono Lake in 2022 was $41,772, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,088 for a family of four. However, Pocono Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pocono Lake is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pocono Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pocono Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pocono Lake also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.78% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pocono Lake include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and Hungarian.

The most common language spoken in Pocono Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.