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Dorrance township, Luzerne County, PA

2,185 Population
24.1 square miles 90.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.6 ±9.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Luzerne County: 42.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$49,920 ±$10,574 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Luzerne County: $34,857 ±$664
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$97,205 ±$5,762 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Luzerne County: $62,321 ±$1,298
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

2.9% ±1.6% (64  ±37) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Luzerne County: 15.4% 48,562 (±0.8% / ±2,542)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

38 minutes ±17.1 (47,735  ±24,595) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Luzerne County: 23.6 3,226,395 (±0.5 / ±85,494)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

873 ±174 Number of households
  • Luzerne County: 133,434 ±862
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.5 ±0.7 (2,179  ±375) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Luzerne County: 2.4 315,008 (±0 / ±107)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

2.3% ±2.1% (10  ±10) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Luzerne County: 5.2% † 3,628 (±0.6% / ±447)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

956 ±173 Number of housing units
  • Luzerne County: 151,012 ±168
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$273,200 ±$48,546 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Luzerne County: $163,800 ±$3,296
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

7.7% ±9.3% (168  ±204.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Luzerne County: 11.7% 37,658 (±0.7% / ±2,099.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

95.5% ±22.8% (1,618  ±254) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 90.7% 210,471 (±1.3% / ±3,066)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
33% ±10.9% (559  ±209.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Luzerne County: 25% 57,994 (±0.8% / ±1,833.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.3% ±0.4% (6  ±9) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Luzerne County: 8.7% 28,347
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

8.1% ±2.2% (146  ±47) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 7.1% 18,477 (±0.3% / ±895)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
146 Total veterans ±47 130 Male ±42 16 Female ±20

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