Wilkes-Barre city, Pennsylvania demographics
Population: 44,086
Median age: 34.7
Median household income: 42,430
Wilkes-Barre is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Wilkes-Barre city, PA.
Population
2021 | 44,086 |
2020 | 40,805 |
2019 | 40,867 |
2018 | 40,847 |
2017 | 40,887 |
2016 | 40,964 |
2015 | 41,108 |
2014 | 41,202 |
2013 | 41,374 |
2012 | 41,463 |
2011 | 41,557 |
2010 | 41,595 |
2009 | 41,084 |
Census data for Wilkes-Barre city, Pennsylvania
Demographic and housing estimates in Wilkes-Barre city, Pennsylvania
Total population | 44,086 |
Male | 21,628 |
Female | 22,458 |
Total population | 44,086 |
Under 5 years | 2,854 |
5 to 9 years | 2,732 |
10 to 14 years | 2,518 |
15 to 19 years | 3,817 |
20 to 24 years | 3,589 |
25 to 34 years | 6,744 |
35 to 44 years | 5,764 |
45 to 54 years | 4,463 |
55 to 59 years | 2,450 |
60 to 64 years | 2,226 |
65 to 74 years | 3,756 |
75 to 84 years | 2,061 |
85 years and over | 1,112 |
Median age (years) | 34.7 |
Under 18 years | 10,010 |
16 years and over | 35,481 |
18 years and over | 34,076 |
21 years and over | 31,098 |
62 years and over | 8,180 |
65 years and over | 6,929 |
Total population | 44,086 |
One race | 39,564 |
White | 27,237 |
Black or African American | 5,631 |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 67 |
Asian | 1,180 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 201 |
Some other race | 5,248 |
Two or more races | 4,522 |
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 30,781 |
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 14,933 |
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population | 15,848 |
Social characteristics in Wilkes-Barre city, Pennsylvania
Total households | 16,614 |
Family households (families) | 5,497 |
Married-couple family | 1,559 |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,685 |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,711 |
Nonfamily households | 5,873 |
Average household size | 5,112 |
Average family size | 2.45 |
Economic characteristics in Wilkes-Barre city, Pennsylvania
Total households | 16,614 |
Less than $10,000 | 1,736 |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,001 |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 2,123 |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 2,002 |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 2,468 |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 3,400 |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,737 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 1,426 |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 386 |
$200,000 or more | 335 |
Median household income (dollars) | 42,430 |
Housing characteristics in Wilkes-Barre city, Pennsylvania
Total housing units | 20,187 |
Occupied housing units | 16,614 |
Vacant housing units | 3,573 |
Total housing units | 20,187 |
1-unit, detached | 9,852 |
1-unit, attached | 3,002 |
2 units | 1,514 |
3 or 4 units | 2,039 |
5 to 9 units | 897 |
10 to 19 units | 646 |
20 or more units | 2,186 |
Mobile home | 51 |
Boat, RV, van, etc. | 0 |
Total housing units | 20,187 |
Built 2014 or later | 0 |
Built 2010 to 2013 | 160 |
Built 2000 to 2009 | 403 |
Built 1990 to 1999 | 855 |
Built 1980 to 1989 | 841 |
Built 1970 to 1979 | 3,273 |
Built 1960 to 1969 | 1,332 |
Built 1950 to 1959 | 1,749 |
Built 1940 to 1949 | 2,048 |
Built 1939 or earlier | 9,526 |
Total housing units | 20,187 |
1 room | 1,007 |
2 rooms | 579 |
3 rooms | 2,247 |
4 rooms | 2,611 |
5 rooms | 2,747 |
6 rooms | 5,355 |
7 rooms | 2,503 |
8 rooms | 1,412 |
9 rooms or more | 1,726 |
Median rooms | 5.7 |
Total housing units | 20,187 |
No bedroom | 1,188 |
1 bedroom | 3,183 |
2 bedrooms | 3,834 |
3 bedrooms | 8,897 |
4 bedrooms | 2,233 |
5 or more bedrooms | 852 |
Occupied housing units | 16,614 |
Owner-occupied | 7,965 |
Renter-occupied | 8,649 |
Average household size of owner-occupied unit | 2.59 |
Average household size of renter-occupied unit | 2.33 |
Occupied housing units | 16,614 |
Moved in 2017 or later | 1,587 |
Moved in 2015 to 2016 | 5,281 |
Moved in 2010 to 2014 | 2,783 |
Moved in 2000 to 2009 | 2,478 |
Moved in 1990 to 1999 | 1,407 |
Moved in 1989 and earlier | 3,078 |
Owner-occupied units | 7,965 |
Less than $50,000 | 1,308 |
$50,000 to $99,999 | 3,704 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 1,795 |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 718 |
$200,000 to $299,999 | 275 |
$300,000 to $499,999 | 115 |
$500,000 to $999,999 | 50 |
$1,000,000 or more | 0 |
Median (dollars) | 83,100 |
Owner-occupied units | 7,965 |
Housing units with a mortgage | 3,929 |
Housing units without a mortgage | 4,036 |
Occupied units paying rent | 7,973 |
Less than $500 | 1,620 |
$500 to $999 | 4,174 |
$1,000 to $1,499 | 1,848 |
$1,500 to $1,999 | 248 |
$2,000 to $2,499 | 5 |
$2,500 to $2,999 | 44 |
$3,000 or more | 34 |
Median (dollars) | 826 |
No rent paid | 676 |
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