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Scranton, PA Urban Area

375,462 Population
162.2 square miles 2,314.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,506 ±$1,635 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$53,997 ±$2,872 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

18.7% ±1.8% (67,282  ±6,456) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.7 minutes ±0.7 (3,010,275  ±152,298) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

156,257 ±3,148 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (360,040  ±7,452) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5% ±1.3% (4,171  ±1,106) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

174,898 ±2,897 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$168,900 ±$4,743 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.6% ±1.6% (50,587  ±6,139.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

89.7% ±2.1% (234,392  ±7,173.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
26.9% ±1.5% (70,157  ±4,196.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

7.9% ±0.9% (29,700  ±3,231) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6% ±0.7% (17,984  ±2,200) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
17,984 Total veterans ±2,200 16,545 Male ±2,102 1,439 Female ±672

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