Compare Luzerne County, PA vs Scranton Metro Area, PA vs Pennsylvania (PA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Luzerne County, PA County |
Scranton Metro Area, PA Metro Area |
Pennsylvania (PA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 327,675 | 569,788 | 13,018,639 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,004 | $1,003 | $1,209 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1960 | 1959 | 1965 | 1980 |
| Household income | $63,691 | $65,158 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $36,493 | $36,939 | $44,355 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 15.3% | 14.8% | 11.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 42% | 42.6% | 44.6% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 327,675 | 569,788 | 13,018,639 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 233,287 | 404,650 | 9,189,697 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 135,055 | 234,230 | 5,274,853 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $63,691 | $65,158 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $36,493 | $36,939 | $44,355 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 15.3% | 14.8% | 11.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 42% | 42.6% | 44.6% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,004 | $1,003 | $1,209 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1960 | 1959 | 1965 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 32.2% | 32.6% | 30.7% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 67.8% | 67.4% | 69.3% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 75.8% | 78.7% | 74.5% | 61% |
| Black | 5% | 4.1% | 10.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 9.7% | 9% | 7.1% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 17.3% | 13.8% | 8.7% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 82.7% | 86.2% | 91.3% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 89.1% | 89.6% | 84.4% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 24.0 min | 23.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 10.9% | 10.4% | 15.6% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 25.1% | 24.4% | 21.3% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 36.8% | 36.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 12.8% | 12.2% | 10.6% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 25.3% | 27.2% | 35.2% | 35.7% |