Luzerne township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,544 ( 421 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.6 square miles
Population density: 187.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,023	72.56%	9.3%
Black:	1,086	19.59%	12.2%
Indian:	10	0.18%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	63	1.14%	75.0%
Hispanic:	336	6.06%	46.1%

Total non-White:	1,521	27.44%	0.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-414	-8.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-7	-0.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,965
4,437	74.38%
1,237	20.74%
5	0.08%
14	0.23%
36	0.60%
230	3.86%
1,528	25.62%

2000
4,678
4,396	93.97%
113	2.42%
43	0.92%
66	1.41%
60	1.28%
0	0.00%
282	6.03%

1990
4,937
4,725	95.71%
196	3.97%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
16	0.32%
212	4.29%

1980
5,599
5,196	92.80%
347	6.20%
9	0.16%
0	0.00%
n/a
47	0.84%
403	7.20%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

41	0.9
1,246	26.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-329	-6.7
70	1.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-471	-8.4
-191	-3.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Luzerne township, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.6
642	11.6%
4,902	88.4%
946	17.1%

1,443
2.42

1,072	74.3%
784	73.1%
111	10.4%
371	25.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
727	12.2%
5,238	87.8%
830	13.9%

1,726
2.33

1,163	67.4%
882	75.8%
79	6.8%
563	32.6%

2000
Number	Percent
41.7
955	20.4%
3,723	79.6%
977	20.9%

1,912
2.44

1,352	70.7%
1,065	78.8%
130	9.6%
560	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
39.8
1,192	24.1%
3,745	75.9%
988	20.0%

1,953
2.53

1,417	72.6%
1,210	85.4%
55	3.9%
536	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
34.2
1,476	26.4%
4,123	73.6%
860	15.4%

2,026
2.76

1,592	78.6%
1,391	87.4%
49	3.1%
434	21.4%

2022 Housing Data for Luzerne township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	116	8.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	66	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	81	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	78	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	58	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	32	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	32	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	25	1.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	125	8.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	120	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	56	3.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	232	16.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	107	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	184	12.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	61	4.2%
$200,000 or more	70	4.9%

Median Household Income	59,073
Per Capita Income	27,047

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	48	3.3%
Public Assistance	68	4.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	295	20.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,268	33.8%
Unemployed	108	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,376	36.7%
Not in Labor Force	2,371	63.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		66.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	467	414	53.0%
Non-Profit	76	71	51.7%
Self-Employed	12	18	40.0%

Local Government	42	156	21.2%
State Government	167	9	94.9%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	479	432	52.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	285	236	54.7%
Total	764	668	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	26.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	149	10.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	489	34.1%
Professional, Technical	314	21.9%
Service Occupations	177	12.4%
All others	303	21.2%

White Collar		66.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	384	26.8%
Retail trade	198	13.8%
Health care and social assistance	196	13.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	130	9.1%
Transportation and warehousing	94	6.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	89	6.2%
Manufacturing	76	5.3%
Other services	66	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	64	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	44	3.1%
Construction	30	2.1%
Public administration	30	2.1%
Information	14	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	0.6%
Utilities	8	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6	0.11%
Puerto Rican	136	2.45%
Cuban	5	0.09%
Dominican	9	0.16%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	180	3.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,167	96.1%
Spanish	147	2.7%
Arabic	29	0.5%
Other	13	0.2%
Other Indo-European	10	0.2%
German, other Germanic	9	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,141	20.6%
Polish	902	16.3%
Italian	493	8.9%
Irish	443	8.0%
English	435	7.8%
Slovak	220	4.0%
Hungarian	156	2.8%
American	106	1.9%
French	96	1.7%
Croatian	80	1.4%
Dutch	74	1.3%
African	59	1.1%
Serbian	58	1.0%
Pennsylvania German	52	0.9%
Greek	48	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,533	99.8%
Not a citizen	11	0.2%

Native	5,502	99.2%
Foreign-born	42	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
127	2.8%	790	17.4%	2,349	51.8%	791	17.4%	375	8.3%	101	2.2%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	127	2.8%
9-12 Years	790	17.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,349	51.8%
Some College	791	17.4%
Bach. Degree	375	8.3%
Grad Degree	101	2.2%
Average years of education: 12.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +218	R +177	R + 7.1%
D +41
2020 vs. 2012	R +477	R +610	R + 33.0%
D -133
2020 vs. 2008	R +413	R +706	R + 36.9%
D -293

2016 vs. 2008	R +195	R +529	R + 29.8%
D -334
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	44%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,195	60.2%	Joe Biden (D)	769	38.7%	21	1.1%	1,985	12	13	0.03%
2016	36%	Donald Trump (R)	977	56.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	728	41.7%	40	2.3%	1,745	8	10	0.03%
2012	32%	Barack Obama* (D)	902	55.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	718	43.8%	21	1.3%	1,641	-3	-3	0.03%
2008	38%	Barack Obama (D)	1,062	56.8%	John McCain (R)	782	41.8%	26	1.4%	1,870	-2	-4	0.03%
2004	46%	John Kerry (D)	1,305	65.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	691	34.4%	11	0.5%	2,007	-14	-16	0.03%
2000	52%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,361	70.0%	George W. Bush (R)	523	26.9%	59	3.0%	1,943	-20	-21	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Luzerne township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

769

38.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,195

60.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,985

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Luzerne township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

728

41.7%

Donald Trump (R)

977

56.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,745

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Luzerne township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

902

55.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

718

43.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,641

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -3

2008 President, Luzerne township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,062

56.8%

John McCain (R)

782

41.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,870

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Luzerne township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

691

34.4%

John Kerry (D)

1,305

65.0%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,007

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -16

2000 President, Luzerne township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

523

26.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,361

70.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,943

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Luzerne township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	33%	Mehmet Oz (R)	798	53.4%	John Fetterman (D)	673	45.0%	23 [+]	1.5%	1,494	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 15 (1.0%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 5 (0.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	33%	Josh Shapiro (D)	763	51.2%	Doug Mastriano (R)	718	48.2%	10 [+]	0.7%	1,491	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 4 (0.3%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 4 (0.3%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	28%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	792	60.2%	Lou Barletta (R)	511	38.8%	13 [+]	1.0%	1,316	-4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 11 (0.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 2 (0.2%);
2018	G	29%	Tom Wolf* (D)	795	60.0%	Scott Wagner (R)	511	38.6%	19 [+]	1.4%	1,325	-2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 12 (0.9%); Paul Glover (Green) 7 (0.5%);
2016	S3	36%	Katie McGinty (D)	846	49.1%	Pat Toomey* (R)	779	45.2%	99 [+]	5.7%	1,724	-4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 99 (5.7%);
2014	G	20%	Tom Wolf (D)	705	71.1%	Tom Corbett* (R)	286	28.9%	0	0.0%	991	-16	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,794
Median Value	$126,000

Occupied	1,443	80.4%
Vacant	351	19.6%

Owned	1,219	84.5%
Rented	224	15.5%
Median Rent	$847

Single-Family Units	1,622	90.4%
Detached	1,517	84.6%
Attached	105	5.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	172	9.6%

Luzerne township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Luzerne township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Luzerne township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Luzerne township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Luzerne township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Luzerne township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Luzerne township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Luzerne township, PA