Lackawanna County, PA

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Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania demographics

Population: 215,529
Median age: 42.1

Median household income: 58,366

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Population

2021215,529
2020210,162
2019210,652
2018211,454
2017211,960
2016213,006
2015213,459
2014214,023
2013214,275
2012214,353
2011214,057
2010213,731
2009209,100

Lackawanna County, PA cities

Archbald borough - 7,295

Big Bass Lake CDP - 1,338

Blakely borough - 6,640

Carbondale city - 8,828

Chinchilla CDP - 1,938

Clarks Green borough - 1,516

Clarks Summit borough - 5,122

Dalton borough - 1,359

Dickson City borough - 6,047

Dunmore borough - 14,009

Eagle Lake CDP - 0

Glenburn CDP - 1,086

Jermyn borough - 2,086

Jessup borough - 4,543

Mayfield borough - 1,866

Moosic borough - 5,937

Moscow borough - 1,773

Mount Cobb CDP - 1,836

Old Forge borough - 8,494

Olyphant borough - 5,359

Scranton city - 75,987

Simpson CDP - 1,239

Taylor borough - 6,281

Throop borough - 4,075

Vandling borough - 812

Waverly CDP - 519

Lackawanna County, PA ZIP Codes

Census data for Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Demographic and housing estimates in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Total population
Total population215,529
Male105,327
Female110,202
Population by age
Total population215,529
Under 5 years11,196
5 to 9 years11,670
10 to 14 years13,799
15 to 19 years13,866
20 to 24 years12,806
25 to 34 years26,570
35 to 44 years25,061
45 to 54 years27,371
55 to 59 years14,619
60 to 64 years16,026
65 to 74 years24,269
75 to 84 years11,968
85 years and over6,308
Median age (years)42.1
Under 18 years44,588
16 years and over176,714
18 years and over170,941
21 years and over161,447
62 years and over51,728
65 years and over42,545
Population by race
Total population215,529
One race204,295
   White188,746
   Black or African American5,789
   American Indian and Alaska Native131
   Asian6,231
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander149
   Some other race3,249
Two or more races11,234
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population165,269
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population79,635
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population85,634

Social characteristics in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Households by type
Total households87,217
Family households (families)38,011
Married-couple family7,068
Male householder, no wife present, family17,284
Female householder, no husband present, family13,195
Nonfamily households24,854
Average household size30,141
Average family size2.38

Economic characteristics in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households87,217
Less than $10,0004,351
$10,000 to $14,9995,077
$15,000 to $24,9999,125
$25,000 to $34,9998,017
$35,000 to $49,99911,188
$50,000 to $74,99915,624
$75,000 to $99,99911,688
$100,000 to $149,99913,081
$150,000 to $199,9994,706
$200,000 or more4,360
Median household income (dollars)58,366

Housing characteristics in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Housing occupancy
Total housing units99,840
Occupied housing units87,217
Vacant housing units12,623
Units in structure
Total housing units99,840
1-unit, detached64,973
1-unit, attached7,422
2 units9,842
3 or 4 units6,845
5 to 9 units3,489
10 to 19 units1,353
20 or more units3,667
Mobile home2,233
Boat, RV, van, etc.16
Year structure built
Total housing units99,840
Built 2014 or later86
Built 2010 to 20133,788
Built 2000 to 20095,452
Built 1990 to 19996,965
Built 1980 to 19898,144
Built 1970 to 197911,800
Built 1960 to 19698,528
Built 1950 to 19599,549
Built 1940 to 19498,041
Built 1939 or earlier37,487
Rooms
Total housing units99,840
1 room1,820
2 rooms1,958
3 rooms7,210
4 rooms11,502
5 rooms16,219
6 rooms23,243
7 rooms13,896
8 rooms10,602
9 rooms or more13,390
Median rooms6.0
Bedrooms
Total housing units99,840
No bedroom1,956
1 bedroom10,376
2 bedrooms23,401
3 bedrooms45,188
4 bedrooms14,671
5 or more bedrooms4,248
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units87,217
Owner-occupied56,921
Renter-occupied30,296
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.49
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.17
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units87,217
Moved in 2017 or later6,315
Moved in 2015 to 201620,795
Moved in 2010 to 201413,163
Moved in 2000 to 200917,556
Moved in 1990 to 19999,904
Moved in 1989 and earlier19,484
Value
Owner-occupied units56,921
Less than $50,0003,056
$50,000 to $99,99910,304
$100,000 to $149,99912,223
$150,000 to $199,99911,776
$200,000 to $299,99911,520
$300,000 to $499,9996,098
$500,000 to $999,9991,666
$1,000,000 or more278
Median (dollars)160,600
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units56,921
Housing units with a mortgage31,182
Housing units without a mortgage25,739
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent28,397
Less than $5003,698
$500 to $99916,384
$1,000 to $1,4996,726
$1,500 to $1,9991,017
$2,000 to $2,499255
$2,500 to $2,999141
$3,000 or more176
Median (dollars)844
No rent paid1,899

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