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Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA

114,169 Population
49.3 square miles 2,314.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,050 ±$2,109 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $42,605 ±$319
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$46,650 ±$4,624 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $73,824 ±$511
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

23.3% ±3.5% (25,159  ±3,945) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Pennsylvania: 12% 1,500,959 (±0.3% / ±35,821)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.4 minutes ±0.5 (875,680  ±34,761) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

46,496 ±2,052 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,324,209 ±13,443
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (107,187  ±4,335) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,527,719
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.9% ±3% (1,769  ±775) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.2% 149,597 (±0.3% / ±7,546)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

53,815 ±2,158 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,839,797 ±484
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$173,600 ±$10,048 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $259,900 ±$1,736
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.9% ±2.8% (16,728  ±3,165.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.6% 1,355,260 (±0.2% / ±31,094.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

87.7% ±3.4% (69,343  ±3,771.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.2% 8,455,035 (±0.5% / ±43,404.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
24.7% ±2.6% (19,537  ±2,174.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.3% 3,241,343 (±0.3% / ±27,591.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

14.8% ±1.1% (15,488  ±1,153.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.1% 1,482,073 (±0.1% / ±11,519.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

10.7% ±2.1% (12,189  ±2,393) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 8% 1,031,320
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.8% ±1.3% (5,294  ±1,170) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.9% 614,022 (±0.1% / ±10,859)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
5,294 Total veterans ±1,170 5,012 Male ±1,179 282 Female ±198

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