2022 population: 215,615 ( 1,178 from 2010 , 296 from 2020)
Land area: 459.0 square miles
Population density: 469.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	175,182	81.25%	8.9%
Black:	8,004	3.71%	67.0%
Indian:	258	0.12%	17.3%
Asian:	7,073	3.28%	94.2%
2+ races:	3,589	1.66%	41.6%
Hispanic:	21,509	9.98%	101.4%

Total non-White:	40,433	18.75%	82.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,711	10.9
Deaths:	6,796	15.7
Net Migration:	1,177	2.7
Net Immigration:	584	1.4

Change in White population:	-17,068	-8.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	18,246	8.5

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
214,437
192,250	89.65%
4,794	2.24%
220	0.10%
3,642	1.70%
2,534	1.18%
10,682	4.98%
22,187	10.35%

2000
213,295
204,560	95.90%
2,662	1.25%
163	0.08%
1,600	0.75%
1,165	0.55%
2,958	1.39%
8,735	4.10%

1990
219,039
215,128	98.21%
1,423	0.65%
188	0.09%
1,361	0.62%
n/a
939	0.43%
3,911	1.79%

1980
227,908
224,997	98.72%
1,048	0.46%
4	0.00%
890	0.39%
n/a
944	0.41%
2,911	1.28%

1970
234,107
232,185	99.18%
939	0.40%
63	0.03%
197	0.08%
n/a
565	0.24%
1,922	0.82%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
20,671	9.7
25,765	12.1
637	0.3
1,428	0.7

-12,310	-5.8
13,452	6.3

Number	Rate
1990's
23,642	10.8
28,028	12.8
-9,784	-4.5
1,043	0.5

-10,568	-4.8
4,824	2.2

Number	Rate
1980's
26,826	11.8
28,055	12.3
-6,368	-2.8
n/a

-9,869	-4.3
1,000	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-8,010	-3.4
n/a

-7,188	-3.1
989	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Lackawanna County, 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
41.9
44,078	20.4%
171,537	79.6%
43,161	20.0%

87,896
2.36

53,783	61.2%
37,993	70.6%
6,172	11.5%
34,113	38.8%

2010
Number	Percent
41.8
43,947	20.5%
170,490	79.5%
37,895	17.7%

87,226
2.37

54,670	62.7%
39,623	72.5%
5,597	10.2%
32,556	37.3%

2000
Number	Percent
40.2
46,409	21.8%
166,886	78.2%
41,519	19.5%

86,204
2.38

56,012	65.0%
43,357	77.4%
4,466	8.0%
30,192	35.0%

1990
Number	Percent
37.9
47,954	21.9%
171,085	78.1%
43,193	19.7%

84,540
2.50

58,764	69.5%
46,771	79.6%
3,813	6.5%
25,776	30.5%

1980
Number	Percent
35.2
55,431	24.3%
172,477	75.7%
37,224	16.3%

82,175
2.70

61,667	75.0%
49,862	80.9%
3,230	5.2%
20,508	25.0%

2022 Housing Data for Lackawanna County, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,096	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,479	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,022	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,193	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,611	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,883	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,298	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,907	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,493	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,229	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,251	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,348	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,341	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,909	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,342	7.2%
$200,000 or more	5,494	6.3%

Median Household Income	63,739
Per Capita Income	35,296

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	93
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,137	5.8%
Public Assistance	3,222	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,256	17.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	87,360	71.3%
Unemployed	4,020	3.3%
In Armed Forces	123	0.1%

Total Labor Force	91,503	74.7%
Not in Labor Force	30,957	25.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	37,038	32,404	53.3%
Non-Profit	4,827	7,894	37.9%
Self-Employed	4,905	2,338	67.7%

Local Government	2,912	3,297	46.9%
State Government	1,850	1,650	52.9%
Federal Government	2,135	914	70.0%

Total Private + Self	41,943	34,742	54.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,724	13,755	46.0%
Total	53,667	48,497	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	12.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,007	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	22,002	21.5%
Professional, Technical	24,530	24.0%
Service Occupations	19,029	18.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	116	0.1%
All others	23,739	23.2%

White Collar		58.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,348	17.9%
Retail trade	13,055	12.8%
Manufacturing	9,771	9.6%
Educational services	9,728	9.5%
Accommodation and food services	7,025	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	6,001	5.9%
Public administration	5,636	5.5%
Construction	5,380	5.3%
Finance and insurance	5,339	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,000	4.9%
Other services	4,609	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,255	3.2%
Wholesale trade	2,973	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,888	1.8%
Information	1,626	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,047	1.0%
Utilities	658	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	448	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	341	0.3%
Management	179	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,772	1.29%
Puerto Rican	10,113	4.69%
Cuban	427	0.20%
Dominican	2,160	1.00%

Total Central American	1,910	0.89%
Costa Rican	27	0.01%
Guatemalan	92	0.04%
Honduran	1,121	0.52%
Nicaraguan	290	0.13%
Panamanian	46	0.02%
Salvadoran	334	0.15%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,161	0.54%
Argentinean	105	0.05%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	80	0.04%
Colombian	314	0.15%
Ecuadorian	316	0.15%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	74	0.03%
Uruguayan	155	0.07%
Venezuelan	117	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	885	0.41%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,805	1.30%
Chinese	646	0.30%
Filipino	434	0.20%
Korean	246	0.11%
Bhutanese	214	0.10%
Vietnamese	173	0.08%
Laotian	131	0.06%
Cambodian	55	0.03%
Bangladeshi	46	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	184,251	90.0%
Spanish	11,302	5.5%
Other Indo-European	4,500	2.2%
Other Asian	1,298	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	953	0.5%
Other	531	0.3%
Chinese	432	0.2%
German, other Germanic	415	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	337	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	52,207	24.2%
Italian	43,346	20.1%
German	32,893	15.3%
Polish	31,297	14.5%
English	14,664	6.8%
Welsh	9,138	4.2%
Russian	8,124	3.8%
American	7,893	3.7%
Slovak	3,991	1.9%
Lithuanian	3,335	1.5%
Ukrainian	2,660	1.2%
French	2,512	1.2%
Scottish	1,829	0.8%
Dutch	1,724	0.8%
Hungarian	1,616	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	209,673	97.2%
Not a citizen	5,999	2.8%

Native	203,239	94.2%
Foreign-born	12,433	5.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,003	2.6%	8,826	5.8%	54,011	35.5%	39,690	26.1%	27,715	18.2%	17,727	11.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,003	2.6%
9-12 Years	8,826	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	54,011	35.5%
Some College	39,690	26.1%
Bach. Degree	27,715	18.2%
Grad Degree	17,727	11.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	105,876	98,267	7,609	7.2%	5.5%
1991	105,938	97,188	8,750	8.3%	6.9%
1992	106,903	97,501	9,402	8.8%	7.5%
1993	106,932	97,947	8,985	8.4%	6.9%
1994	106,606	98,423	8,183	7.7%	6.3%
1995	106,541	99,248	7,293	6.8%	5.9%
1996	107,442	99,706	7,736	7.2%	5.5%
1997	108,455	100,828	7,627	7.0%	5.1%
1998	106,575	100,354	6,221	5.8%	4.7%
1999	105,653	100,062	5,591	5.3%	4.5%

2000	104,006	99,266	4,740	4.6%	4.2%
2001	105,062	99,259	5,803	5.5%	4.8%
2002	104,062	97,794	6,268	6.0%	5.6%
2003	103,647	97,526	6,121	5.9%	5.7%
2004	104,670	98,490	6,180	5.9%	5.4%
2005	105,413	99,831	5,582	5.3%	5.0%
2006	106,022	100,701	5,321	5.0%	4.7%
2007	106,985	101,684	5,301	5.0%	4.6%
2008	108,335	102,017	6,318	5.8%	5.3%
2009	107,191	98,475	8,716	8.1%	8.0%

2010	106,644	97,365	9,279	8.7%	8.2%
2011	107,016	97,780	9,236	8.6%	7.8%
2012	107,371	98,089	9,282	8.6%	7.7%
2013	107,214	98,616	8,598	8.0%	7.1%
2014	106,598	99,512	7,086	6.6%	5.9%
2015	106,458	100,145	6,313	5.9%	5.4%
2016	107,087	101,105	5,982	5.6%	5.3%
2017	105,883	100,356	5,527	5.2%	5.0%
2018	105,349	100,347	5,002	4.7%	4.4%
2019	105,266	100,005	5,261	5.0%	4.5%

2020	103,832	93,870	9,962	9.6%	9.1%
2021	103,916	97,207	6,709	6.5%	6.0%
2022	105,154	100,191	4,963	4.7%	4.4%
2023	105,523	101,571	3,952	3.7%	3.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	99,900
Median Value	$175,700

Occupied	87,896	88.0%
Vacant	12,004	12.0%

Owned	57,476	65.4%
Rented	30,420	34.6%
Median Rent	$917

Single-Family Units	72,181	72.3%
Detached	64,840	64.9%
Attached	7,341	7.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,520	8.5%
Mobile Homes	2,326	2.3%

Lackawanna County, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lackawanna County, PA

2022 Housing Data for Lackawanna County, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lackawanna County, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lackawanna County, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lackawanna County, PA

Historical Labor Force Data for Lackawanna County, PA