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

131,249 Population
315.4 square miles 416.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.8 ±2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$35,898 ±$1,741 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $41,489 ±$312
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$64,952 ±$6,568 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $71,798 ±$557
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

11.3% ±2.6% (14,391  ±3,372) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,483,365 (±0.3% / ±39,129)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

23.2 minutes ±0.8 (1,308,380  ±54,045) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.7 146,141,410 (±0.1 / ±650,543)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

55,634 ±2,056 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,294,065 ±14,260
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.3 ±0 (128,457  ±5,054) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,540,001
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

3.9% ±1.7% (1,094  ±492) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.2% 149,542 (±0.3% / ±7,113)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

61,140 ±2,236 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,815,191 ±386
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$178,800 ±$11,135 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $245,500 ±$1,392
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

11.8% ±3.1% (15,316  ±4,008.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,378,990 (±0.2% / ±30,921.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

95.3% ±3.5% (89,339  ±4,585.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.2% 8,436,634 (±0.5% / ±46,126.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
32% ±2.3% (30,040  ±2,443.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.1% 3,209,693 (±0.3% / ±27,947)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

6.1% ±1.2% (7,399  ±1,397.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,452,522 (±0.1% / ±10,378.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

2% ±0.6% (2,560  ±730) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.5% 978,173
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

5.4% ±1% (5,586  ±1,018) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.2% 638,436 (±0.1% / ±10,651)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
5,586 Total veterans ±1,018 4,781 Male ±916 805 Female ±526

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