Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

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Key figures

Statistic	Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	216,146	13,018,639	334,922,499	325th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,223	$77,971	$80,734	1505th of 3,221
Median Age	41.9	40.9	38.9	1541st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.6%	35.2%	35.7%	727th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$201,800	$254,500	$332,700	1382nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,007	$1,209	$1,413	972nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.4%	11.7%	12.5%	1391st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	5.3%	5.2%	1312th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	471.0	291.0	n/a	347th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.7%	7.7%	14.1%	702nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.3	n/a	n/a	1368th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.4%	69.3%	65.2%	2711th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.1	26.3	26.4	2333rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.0%	15.6%	15.1%	1214th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.5%	n/a	n/a	2656th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.4%	46.2%	46.9%	2760th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.6%	n/a	n/a	1132nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.8%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	35.3	44.6	61.4

Age in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	41.9	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.5%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.9%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.1%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.5%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	88,263	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.0%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.7%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.6%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.3%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	36.6%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,168	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.8%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.5%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.2%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.4%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.2%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.8%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	100,177	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.4%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.0%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.9%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,955.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.6%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.2%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,012	$3,311	n/a

Education in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	8.3%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.4%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.7%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.3%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.3%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.5%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.9%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.0%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.2%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.6%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.4%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.7%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.3%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.5%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.7%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.8%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.2%	9.9%	16.7%

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