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

111,017 Population
49.3 square miles 2,250.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,975 ±$2,332 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$56,566 ±$4,424 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

23.8% ±4.3% (24,778  ±4,559) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.1 minutes ±0.7 (851,315  ±40,448) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

45,047 ±2,162 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.2 (103,415  ±4,598) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.2% ±3.4% (1,670  ±911) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

52,290 ±2,072 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$197,800 ±$15,387 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.3% ±1.7% (10,183  ±1,949.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87.3% ±3.8% (66,526  ±4,163.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.4% 8,556,816 (±0.5% / ±44,451.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.2% ±2.9% (21,483  ±2,418.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

15.6% ±1.3% (16,425  ±1,340.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.4% 1,529,209 (±0.1% / ±12,347.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

12.8% ±3.1% (14,256  ±3,471) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.1% ±1.1% (4,489  ±964) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,489 Total veterans ±964 4,355 Male ±951 134 Female ±148

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