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Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area

567,998 Population
1,746 square miles 325.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$33,764 ±$896 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$60,537 ±$1,838 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

14.5% ±1.1% (79,535  ±6,199) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

22.8 minutes ±0.6 (5,560,630  ±185,845) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

235,346 ±3,104 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.3 ±0 (548,529  ±320) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.4% ±1% (6,443  ±1,213) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

264,372 ±159 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$175,500 ±$5,561 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

11.8% ±1.2% (66,098  ±6,920.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

91.5% ±2.2% (368,012  ±8,693.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
27.3% ±1.1% (109,811  ±4,553.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

7.3% (41,402  ±3,427) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

6.5% ±0.4% (29,194  ±1,971) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
29,194 Total veterans ±1,971 26,717 Male ±1,784 2,477 Female ±805

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