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Luzerne County, PA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Designated Market Area: Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hazleton, PA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Middle Suburbs

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2022 population: 326,369   ( 5,451 from 2010 , 756 from 2020)
Land area: 889.7 square miles
Population density: 366.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:245,342 75.17% 13.3%
Black:15,1534.64% 58.9%
Indian:3570.11% 27.5%
Asian:4,2721.31% 36.9%
2+ races:4,6811.43% 46.5%
Hispanic:56,56417.33% 163.2%
Total non-White:81,02724.83% 114.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:7,115 10.9
Deaths:10,64016.3
Net Migration: 2,9054.5
Net Immigration: 1,3102.0
Change in White population:-37,716 -11.8
Change in Non-White pop.:43,167 13.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
320,918
283,05888.20%
9,5392.97%
2800.09%
3,1200.97%
3,1961.00%
21,4916.70%
37,86011.80%

2000
319,250
306,52896.02%
5,2021.63%
2480.08%
1,8980.59%
1,5210.48%
3,7131.16%
12,7223.98%

1990
328,149
320,80397.76%
3,8791.18%
1660.05%
1,4670.45%
n/a
1,8340.56%
7,3462.24%

1980
343,079
338,65098.71%
2,0940.61%
820.02%
8550.25%
n/a
1,3650.40%
4,4291.29%

1970
342,301
339,08499.06%
1,8510.54%
650.02%
2590.08%
n/a
9300.27%
3,217 0.94%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
28,949 9.1
39,33612.3
4,3191.4
1,7150.5
-23,470 -7.4
25,138 7.9
1990's
NumberRate
33,673 10.3
43,65213.3
-9,607-2.9
1,2950.4
-14,275 -4.4
5,376 1.6
1980's
NumberRate
37,815 11.0
43,018 12.5
-7,524 -2.2
n/a
-17,847 -5.2
2,917 0.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-1,062 -0.3
n/a
-434 -0.1
1,212 0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Luzerne 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
NumberPercent
42.2
65,306 20.0%
261,063 80.0%
64,551 19.8%
132,608
2.37
81,984 61.8%
55,843 68.1%
10,001 12.2%
50,624 38.2%

2010
NumberPercent
42.5
64,800 20.2%
256,118 79.8%
57,595 17.9%
131,932
2.34
83,091 63.0%
59,213 71.3%
8,805 10.6%
48,841 37.0%

2000
NumberPercent
40.8
67,120 21.0%
252,130 79.0%
62,710 19.6%
130,703
2.34
84,729 64.8%
65,219 77.0%
6,889 8.1%
45,974 35.2%

1990
NumberPercent
38.4
70,306 21.4%
257,843 78.6%
64,705 19.7%
128,283
2.47
88,980 69.4%
70,233 78.9%
5,755 6.5%
39,303 30.6%

1980
NumberPercent
36.0
83,558 24.4%
259,521 75.6%
56,106 16.4%
125,463
2.68
93,338 74.4%
75,869 81.3%
4,796 5.1%
32,125 25.6%

2022 Housing Data for Luzerne County, PA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units150,885 
Median Value$152,400 
Occupied132,60887.9%
Vacant18,27712.1%
Owned89,26667.3%
Rented43,34232.7%
Median Rent$904 
Single-Family Units116,89177.5%
    Detached95,97763.6%
    Attached20,91413.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units12,2708.1%
Mobile Homes4,7043.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Luzerne County, PA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0007,6935.8%
$10,000 to $14,9996,9985.3%
$15,000 to $19,9995,6114.2%
$20,000 to $24,9995,5284.2%
$25,000 to $29,9996,6935.0%
$30,000 to $34,9996,5524.9%
$35,000 to $39,9996,1294.6%
$40,000 to $44,9994,9643.7%
$45,000 to $49,9995,4154.1%
$50,000 to $59,9999,9497.5%
$60,000 to $74,99912,5379.5%
$75,000 to $99,99918,52614.0%
$100,000 to $124,99912,4039.4%
$125,000 to $149,9998,1036.1%
$150,000 to $199,9998,5146.4%
$200,000 or more6,9935.3%
Median Household Income60,836 
Per Capita Income33,535 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state92 
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI7,3385.5%
Public Assistance5,1433.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps26,39019.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed121,15270.3%
Unemployed7,1664.2%
In Armed Forces1140.1%
Total Labor Force128,43274.6%
Not in Labor Force43,81925.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector59,24751,03853.7%
Non-Profit4,5028,83733.8%
Self-Employed7,2533,45867.7%
Local Government4,2445,35444.2%
State Government2,8222,02358.2%
Federal Government2,3932,35150.4%
Total Private + Self66,50054,49655.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.13,96118,56542.9%
Total80,46173,06152.4%
Pct. Govt.12.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts19,76612.9%
Sales and Office Occupations32,42721.1%
Professional, Technical31,73920.7%
Service Occupations26,47417.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5560.4%
All others43,28628.2%
White Collar 54.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance25,65316.7%
Manufacturing19,97213.0%
Retail trade19,13212.4%
Educational services12,2688.0%
Transportation and warehousing9,7726.4%
Accommodation and food services9,6656.3%
Construction8,5005.5%
Public administration7,4944.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.6,4714.2%
Finance and insurance6,4644.2%
Professional, scientific, technical6,3644.1%
Other services6,2934.1%
Wholesale trade5,5073.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2,8961.9%
Information2,3221.5%
Utilities2,1451.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,6821.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7450.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2550.2%
Management920.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican7,6362.35%
Puerto Rican11,7353.61%
Cuban2060.06%
Dominican22,6726.97%
Total Central American1,8740.58%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan5040.15%
Honduran3580.11%
Nicaraguan130.00%
Panamanian1900.06%
Salvadoran6640.20%
Other Central American1450.04%
Total South American2,2080.68%
Argentinean390.01%
Bolivian520.02%
Chilean2760.08%
Colombian7040.22%
Ecuadorian7490.23%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1260.04%
Uruguayan140.00%
Venezuelan2480.08%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2,6930.83%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1,3040.40%
Chinese5310.16%
Filipino4910.15%
Korean4490.14%
Vietnamese2990.09%
Hmong2260.07%
Japanese670.02%
Bangladeshi250.01%
Thai10.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English264,15385.7%
Spanish34,92911.3%
Other Indo-European3,0471.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2,0640.7%
German, other Germanic8490.3%
Other Asian7760.3%
Chinese5250.2%
Other5200.2%
Arabic4470.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Polish56,38317.3%
Irish54,72816.8%
Italian49,37315.2%
German47,39514.6%
English17,5555.4%
Slovak11,4233.5%
Welsh11,3163.5%
Russian8,2542.5%
American8,1162.5%
Lithuanian7,8802.4%
Dutch4,2891.3%
Ukrainian3,0680.9%
Pennsylvania German3,0630.9%
French2,7820.9%
Scottish2,2330.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen310,98695.6%
Not a citizen14,4104.4%
Native298,40491.7%
Foreign-born26,9928.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Luzerne County, PA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
8,220 3.6%13,792 6.0%87,414 37.8%65,108 28.2%34,996 15.1%21,759 9.4%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 8,220 3.6%
9-12 Years 13,792 6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 87,414 37.8%
Some College 65,108 28.2%
Bach. Degree 34,996 15.1%
Grad Degree 21,759 9.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Luzerne County, PA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 156,355 144,503 11,852 7.6% 5.5%
1991 157,704 143,440 14,264 9.0% 6.9%
1992 160,942 144,531 16,411 10.2% 7.5%
1993 159,780 145,681 14,099 8.8% 6.9%
1994 159,700 146,017 13,683 8.6% 6.3%
1995 159,988 146,528 13,460 8.4% 5.9%
1996 159,197 147,403 11,794 7.4% 5.5%
1997 160,452 148,912 11,540 7.2% 5.1%
1998 158,911 148,553 10,358 6.5% 4.7%
1999 157,639 148,222 9,417 6.0% 4.5%
2000 156,007 147,885 8,122 5.2% 4.2%
2001 155,938 147,158 8,780 5.6% 4.8%
2002 155,202 145,184 10,018 6.5% 5.6%
2003 155,016 144,966 10,050 6.5% 5.7%
2004 156,554 146,230 10,324 6.6% 5.4%
2005 157,573 148,415 9,158 5.8% 5.0%
2006 158,368 149,639 8,729 5.5% 4.7%
2007 159,243 151,021 8,222 5.2% 4.6%
2008 161,460 151,324 10,136 6.3% 5.3%
2009 161,283 146,899 14,384 8.9% 8.0%
2010 159,212 143,804 15,408 9.7% 8.2%
2011 159,444 144,450 14,994 9.4% 7.8%
2012 160,422 145,056 15,366 9.6% 7.7%
2013 160,094 145,551 14,543 9.1% 7.1%
2014 158,891 147,115 11,776 7.4% 5.9%
2015 158,870 148,426 10,444 6.6% 5.4%
2016 159,198 149,291 9,907 6.2% 5.3%
2017 158,501 149,023 9,478 6.0% 5.0%
2018 158,003 149,146 8,857 5.6% 4.4%
2019 158,500 149,330 9,170 5.8% 4.5%
2020 157,274 140,183 17,091 10.9% 9.1%
2021 157,636 145,451 12,185 7.7% 6.0%
2022 158,322 149,895 8,427 5.3% 4.4%
2023 158,844 151,947 6,897 4.3% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com