Luzerne County, PA

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Luzerne County, Pennsylvania demographics

Population: 324,825
Median age: 42.4

Median household income: 56,534

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

Population

2021324,825
2020317,547
2019317,663
2018317,884
2017318,222
2016318,917
2015320,095
2014320,392
2013320,827
2012320,555
2011319,897
2010319,120
2009311,919

Luzerne County, PA cities

Ashley borough - 2,605

Avoca borough - 2,518

Bear Creek Village borough - 386

Beech Mountain Lakes CDP - 1,889

Browntown CDP - 1,397

Chase CDP - 1,010

Conyngham borough - 1,654

Courtdale borough - 577

Dallas borough - 2,696

Dupont borough - 2,559

Duryea borough - 5,022

East Berwick CDP - 2,397

Edwardsville borough - 4,913

Exeter borough - 5,516

Forty Fort borough - 4,212

Freeland borough - 3,773

Georgetown CDP - 2,308

Glen Lyon CDP - 2,381

Harleigh CDP - 1,108

Harveys Lake borough - 2,788

Hazleton city - 29,339

Hickory Hills CDP - 213

Hilldale CDP - 808

Hudson CDP - 1,415

Hughestown borough - 1,457

Inkerman CDP - 1,288

Jeddo borough - 167

Kingston borough - 13,304

Laflin borough - 1,395

Larksville borough - 4,241

Lattimer CDP - 619

Laurel Run borough - 492

Luzerne borough - 2,721

Mocanaqua CDP - 664

Mountain Top CDP - 11,716

Nanticoke city - 10,588

Nescopeck borough - 1,472

New Columbus borough - 237

Nuangola borough - 677

Nuremberg CDP - 365

Pardeesville CDP - 792

Penn Lake Park borough - 373

Pikes Creek CDP - 334

Pittston city - 7,589

Plains CDP - 4,472

Plymouth borough - 5,765

Pringle borough - 823

Shavertown CDP - 2,044

Sheatown CDP - 649

Shickshinny borough - 595

Silkworth CDP - 512

Sugar Notch borough - 968

Swoyersville borough - 5,020

Trucksville CDP - 2,006

Upper Exeter CDP - 1,028

Wanamie CDP - 533

Warrior Run borough - 526

West Hazleton borough - 5,076

West Nanticoke CDP - 566

West Pittston borough - 4,670

West Wyoming borough - 2,635

Weston CDP - 345

White Haven borough - 1,054

Wilkes-Barre city - 44,086

Wyoming borough - 3,090

Yatesville borough - 765

Luzerne County, PA ZIP Codes

Census data for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Demographic and housing estimates in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Total population
Total population324,825
Male161,716
Female163,109
Population by age
Total population324,825
Under 5 years17,060
5 to 9 years17,673
10 to 14 years18,702
15 to 19 years20,094
20 to 24 years19,612
25 to 34 years40,981
35 to 44 years38,100
45 to 54 years42,982
55 to 59 years23,058
60 to 64 years22,899
65 to 74 years36,395
75 to 84 years18,571
85 years and over8,698
Median age (years)42.4
Under 18 years65,328
16 years and over267,491
18 years and over259,497
21 years and over246,615
62 years and over77,627
65 years and over63,664
Population by race
Total population324,825
One race308,508
   White270,201
   Black or African American17,111
   American Indian and Alaska Native358
   Asian3,752
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander309
   Some other race16,777
Two or more races16,317
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population247,439
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population122,796
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population124,643

Social characteristics in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Households by type
Total households131,556
Family households (families)56,392
Married-couple family10,149
Male householder, no wife present, family26,228
Female householder, no husband present, family19,699
Nonfamily households38,787
Average household size45,501
Average family size2.38

Economic characteristics in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households131,556
Less than $10,0008,219
$10,000 to $14,9996,654
$15,000 to $24,99912,642
$25,000 to $34,99914,137
$35,000 to $49,99917,255
$50,000 to $74,99923,118
$75,000 to $99,99918,231
$100,000 to $149,99918,618
$150,000 to $199,9997,247
$200,000 or more5,435
Median household income (dollars)56,534

Housing characteristics in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Housing occupancy
Total housing units150,547
Occupied housing units131,556
Vacant housing units18,991
Units in structure
Total housing units150,547
1-unit, detached95,755
1-unit, attached20,799
2 units8,387
3 or 4 units8,761
5 to 9 units3,695
10 to 19 units2,165
20 or more units6,468
Mobile home4,484
Boat, RV, van, etc.33
Year structure built
Total housing units150,547
Built 2014 or later61
Built 2010 to 20132,954
Built 2000 to 20099,146
Built 1990 to 199911,358
Built 1980 to 198911,642
Built 1970 to 197923,140
Built 1960 to 196912,743
Built 1950 to 195915,748
Built 1940 to 194913,798
Built 1939 or earlier49,957
Rooms
Total housing units150,547
1 room2,730
2 rooms2,719
3 rooms9,649
4 rooms17,758
5 rooms23,881
6 rooms38,692
7 rooms20,274
8 rooms15,919
9 rooms or more18,925
Median rooms6.0
Bedrooms
Total housing units150,547
No bedroom3,225
1 bedroom14,466
2 bedrooms34,017
3 bedrooms71,457
4 bedrooms21,378
5 or more bedrooms6,004
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units131,556
Owner-occupied88,877
Renter-occupied42,679
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.44
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.25
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units131,556
Moved in 2017 or later9,932
Moved in 2015 to 201630,784
Moved in 2010 to 201418,850
Moved in 2000 to 200926,820
Moved in 1990 to 199915,804
Moved in 1989 and earlier29,366
Value
Owner-occupied units88,877
Less than $50,0007,787
$50,000 to $99,99923,436
$100,000 to $149,99918,678
$150,000 to $199,99916,004
$200,000 to $299,99913,624
$300,000 to $499,9997,085
$500,000 to $999,9991,937
$1,000,000 or more326
Median (dollars)133,600
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units88,877
Housing units with a mortgage47,527
Housing units without a mortgage41,350
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent39,612
Less than $5006,499
$500 to $99921,412
$1,000 to $1,4999,590
$1,500 to $1,9991,545
$2,000 to $2,499288
$2,500 to $2,999159
$3,000 or more119
Median (dollars)824
No rent paid3,067

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