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Wilkes-Barre Area School District, PA

64,786 Population
115.2 square miles 562.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Luzerne County: 41.9 ±0.5
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.2 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,282 ±$4,237 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Luzerne County: $39,536 ±$2,130
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,674 ±$329
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$56,967 ±$6,014 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Luzerne County: $67,192 ±$3,884
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,545 ±$816
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

20.4% ±4.7% (12,397  ±2,932) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Luzerne County: 13.4% † 43,113 (±1.7% / ±5,380)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.6% 1,464,236 (±0.3% / ±33,897)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.4 minutes ±1.4 (541,505  ±40,480) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Luzerne County: 23.5 3,152,010 (±0.5 / ±79,782)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

26,241 ±2,065 Number of households
  • Luzerne County: 140,231 ±1,959
  • Pennsylvania: 5,361,724 ±11,743
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.2 (60,557  ±3,562) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Luzerne County: 2.3 320,976 (±0 / ±82)
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,638,571
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.4% ±2.2% (590  ±393) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Luzerne County: 4.1% † 2,940 (±1.6% / ±1,122)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.8% 139,720 (±0.2% / ±5,970)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

29,658 ±2,321 Number of housing units
  • Luzerne County: 151,762 ±62
  • Pennsylvania: 5,861,320 ±507
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$159,000 ±$10,784 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Luzerne County: $201,400 ±$8,454
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $277,600 ±$1,517
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16% ±4.7% (10,210  ±3,031.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Luzerne County: 9.8% † 32,164 (±1.7% / ±5,397.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.1% 1,304,951 (±0.3% / ±33,022.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

84.9% ±5.3% (34,971  ±3,171.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Luzerne County: 89.2% 210,453 (±3% / ±7,028.1)
  • about 90 percent of 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)
23.9% ±3.2% (9,861  ±1,458.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Luzerne County: 25.9% 61,148 (±1.6% / ±3,755.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 36.4% 3,369,510 (±0.3% / ±28,358.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

16.8% ±4.8% (10,913  ±3,156) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Luzerne County: 11.7% 38,666
  • about double the rate in Pennsylvania: 8.3% 1,090,675
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6% ±1.6% (3,045  ±809) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Luzerne County: 6.1% † 16,113 (±0.6% / ±1,600)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.8% 601,407 (±0.1% / ±10,364)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,045 Total veterans ±809 2,973 Male ±809 72 Female ±85

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