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Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA

126,316 Population
315.3 square miles 400.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44 ±2.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,532 ±$4,326 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $42,605 ±$319
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$64,136 ±$5,104 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $73,824 ±$511
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15% ±3.3% (18,513  ±4,119) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 12% 1,500,959 (±0.3% / ±35,821)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.3 minutes ±0.8 (1,298,465  ±54,083) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

55,622 ±2,380 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,324,209 ±13,443
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.1 (123,570  ±6,007) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,527,719
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.4% ±2.1% (1,113  ±542) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.2% 149,597 (±0.3% / ±7,546)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

60,818 ±2,527 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,839,797 ±484
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$184,100 ±$11,314 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

11.3% ±3.6% (14,150  ±4,567.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.6% 1,355,260 (±0.2% / ±31,094.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.5% ±3.5% (86,798  ±4,894.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.2% 8,455,035 (±0.5% / ±43,404.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
29.6% ±2.6% (27,749  ±2,690.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.3% 3,241,343 (±0.3% / ±27,591.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

6.4% ±1.2% (7,736  ±1,481.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 12.1% 1,482,073 (±0.1% / ±11,519.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

4.7% ±1.4% (5,907  ±1,755) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 8% 1,031,320
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.1% ±1.2% (7,346  ±1,289) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.9% 614,022 (±0.1% / ±10,859)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
7,346 Total veterans ±1,289 6,956 Male ±1,298 390 Female ±245

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