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Wilkes-Barre city, PA


Luzerne County, PA

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 44,123   ( 2,625 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.8 square miles
Population density: 6442.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:24,057 54.52% 22.6%
Black:4,59510.41% 9.1%
Indian:470.11% 4.4%
Asian:9132.07% 56.3%
2+ races:1,5253.46% 79.0%
Hispanic:12,84429.11% 173.9%
Total non-White:20,06645.48% 92.4%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-7,012 -20.5
Change in Non-White pop.:9,637 28.1




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

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

2010
41,498
31,06974.87%
4,21110.15%
450.11%
5841.41%
8522.05%
4,69011.30%
10,42925.13%

2000
43,123
39,36091.27%
2,4855.76%
260.06%
2170.50%
4611.07%
5081.18%
3,7638.73%

1990
47,523
45,55495.86%
1,3912.93%
210.04%
3420.72%
n/a
2150.45%
1,9694.14%

1980
51,551
50,25197.48%
8261.60%
140.03%
2190.42%
n/a
2480.48%
1,3002.52%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-8,291 -19.2
6,666 15.5
1990's
NumberRate
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n/a
n/a
n/a
-6,194 -13.0
1,794 3.8
1980's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-4,697 -9.1
669 1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Wilkes-Barre city, 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
34.3
9,975 22.6%
34,148 77.4%
6,752 15.3%
16,461
2.47
9,815 59.6%
5,439 55.4%
1,940 19.8%
6,646 40.4%

2010
NumberPercent
36.5
8,415 20.3%
33,083 79.7%
6,737 16.2%
16,874
2.28
9,108 54.0%
5,389 59.2%
1,622 17.8%
7,766 46.0%

2000
NumberPercent
38.8
8,577 19.9%
34,546 80.1%
8,898 20.6%
17,919
2.20
9,876 55.1%
6,760 68.4%
1,178 11.9%
8,043 44.9%

1990
NumberPercent
37.1
9,517 20.0%
38,006 80.0%
9,986 21.0%
19,284
2.33
11,679 60.6%
8,500 72.8%
1,113 9.5%
7,605 39.4%

1980
NumberPercent
36.4
11,351 22.0%
40,200 78.0%
9,660 18.7%
20,007
2.48
13,014 65.0%
9,815 75.4%
939 7.2%
6,993 35.0%

2022 Housing Data for Wilkes-Barre city, PA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units19,909 
Median Value$98,200 
Occupied16,46182.7%
Vacant3,44817.3%
Owned7,87747.9%
Rented8,58452.1%
Median Rent$897 
Single-Family Units12,88264.7%
    Detached10,18051.1%
    Attached2,70213.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units3,67318.4%
Mobile Homes790.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wilkes-Barre city, PA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,6289.9%
$10,000 to $14,9997974.8%
$15,000 to $19,9999315.7%
$20,000 to $24,9999655.9%
$25,000 to $29,9998245.0%
$30,000 to $34,9991,0506.4%
$35,000 to $39,9999135.5%
$40,000 to $44,9998074.9%
$45,000 to $49,9998395.1%
$50,000 to $59,9991,4128.6%
$60,000 to $74,9991,2777.8%
$75,000 to $99,9992,43914.8%
$100,000 to $124,9991,1176.8%
$125,000 to $149,9994852.9%
$150,000 to $199,9994832.9%
$200,000 or more4943.0%
Median Household Income46,597 
Per Capita Income23,995 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,4208.6%
Public Assistance8755.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,85629.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed12,51260.5%
Unemployed1,1675.6%
In Armed Forces60.0%
Total Labor Force13,68566.2%
Not in Labor Force6,97933.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 39.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector7,5246,56053.4%
Non-Profit5441,13532.4%
Self-Employed38024660.7%
Local Government55352651.3%
State Government29215964.7%
Federal Government14235428.6%
Total Private + Self7,9046,80653.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,5312,17441.3%
Total9,4358,98051.2%
Pct. Govt.11.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,7249.3%
Sales and Office Occupations3,79020.5%
Professional, Technical3,67919.9%
Service Occupations3,96321.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing570.3%
All others5,30028.7%
White Collar 49.8%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance2,96416.1%
Retail trade2,40713.0%
Manufacturing2,18511.8%
Accommodation and food services1,6529.0%
Transportation and warehousing1,5638.5%
Educational services1,3477.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,0975.9%
Other services8764.7%
Construction8034.4%
Finance and insurance7594.1%
Public administration7494.1%
Professional, scientific, technical5372.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4362.4%
Wholesale trade4092.2%
Utilities2611.4%
Information2401.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing1230.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting430.2%
Management50.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wilkes-Barre city, PA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,3517.59%
Puerto Rican2,9896.77%
Cuban640.15%
Dominican4,54010.29%
Total Central American4100.93%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan400.09%
Honduran2580.58%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian850.19%
Salvadoran270.06%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American8091.83%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean160.04%
Colombian2840.64%
Ecuadorian4631.05%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian320.07%
Uruguayan140.03%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic6811.54%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Hmong2260.51%
Filipino2220.50%
Vietnamese1930.44%
Chinese1080.24%
Korean860.19%
Indian690.16%
Japanese170.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English31,19575.7%
Spanish8,52120.7%
Other Asian3740.9%
Other Indo-European2540.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2130.5%
Vietnamese1990.5%
Other1240.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun1190.3%
German, other Germanic900.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish6,51314.8%
Polish5,11411.6%
Italian4,2939.7%
German3,9829.0%
English1,6173.7%
Welsh1,3673.1%
Lithuanian9152.1%
Russian8311.9%
Slovak8271.9%
American6601.5%
Pennsylvania German4631.0%
Jamaican4411.0%
African3620.8%
French3320.8%
European3200.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen40,34191.4%
Not a citizen3,7828.6%
Native37,73885.5%
Foreign-born6,38514.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wilkes-Barre city, PA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,616 5.7%2,433 8.6%11,341 40.0%7,682 27.1%3,566 12.6%1,717 6.1%
  Average years of education: 12.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,616 5.7%
9-12 Years 2,433 8.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 11,341 40.0%
Some College 7,682 27.1%
Bach. Degree 3,566 12.6%
Grad Degree 1,717 6.1%
Average years of education: 12.7

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

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wilkes-Barre city, PA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +174 D +932 D + 5.6%
D +1,106
2020 vs. 2012 R +1,796 R +2,029 R + 18.5%
D -233
2020 vs. 2008 R +925 R +2,312 R + 15.5%
D -1,387
2016 vs. 2008 R +751 R +3,244 R + 21.1%
D -2,493
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 40% Joe Biden (D) 8,164 57.7% Donald Trump* (R) 5,806 41.0% 175 1.2% 14,145 -8 -6 0.20%
2016 39% Hillary Clinton (D) 7,058 53.1% Donald Trump (R) 5,632 42.4% 608 4.6% 13,298 -6 -4 0.22%
2012 38% Barack Obama* (D) 8,397 66.3% Mitt Romney (R) 4,010 31.7% 251 2.0% 12,658 -15 -16 0.22%
2008 44% Barack Obama (D) 9,551 65.0% John McCain (R) 4,881 33.2% 253 1.7% 14,685 -11 -12 0.24%
2004 44% John Kerry (D) 8,988 60.2% George W. Bush* (R) 5,750 38.5% 204 1.4% 14,942 -10 -12 0.26%
2000 39% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 8,277 61.2% George W. Bush (R) 4,568 33.8% 685 5.1% 13,530 -13 -14 0.28%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Wilkes-Barre city
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 8,164 57.7%
Donald Trump* (R) 5,806 41.0%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 145 1.0%
Other 30 0.2%
TOTAL 14,145
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -6


2016 President, Wilkes-Barre city
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 7,058 53.1%
Donald Trump (R) 5,632 42.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 258 1.9%
Other 350 2.6%
TOTAL 13,298
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -4


2012 President, Wilkes-Barre city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 8,397 66.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 4,010 31.7%
Other 251 2.0%
TOTAL 12,658
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -16


2008 President, Wilkes-Barre city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 9,551 65.0%
John McCain (R) 4,881 33.2%
Other 253 1.7%
TOTAL 14,685
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -12


2004 President, Wilkes-Barre city
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 5,750 38.5%
John Kerry (D) 8,988 60.2%
Other 204 1.4%
TOTAL 14,942
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -12


2000 President, Wilkes-Barre city
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 4,568 33.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 8,277 61.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 470 3.5%
Other 215 1.6%
TOTAL 13,530
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -14
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wilkes-Barre city, PA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 26% John Fetterman (D) 5,483 58.8% Mehmet Oz (R) 3,601 38.6% 242 [+] 2.6% 9,326 -8 0.17%
2022 G 26% Josh Shapiro (D) 5,906 63.4% Doug Mastriano (R) 3,213 34.5% 195 [+] 2.1% 9,314 -7 0.17%
2018 S1 28% Bob Casey, Jr.* (D) 5,876 61.0% Lou Barletta (R) 3,623 37.6% 132 [+] 1.4% 9,631 -5 0.19%
2018 G 28% Tom Wolf* (D) 6,291 65.5% Scott Wagner (R) 3,170 33.0% 146 [+] 1.5% 9,607 -8 0.19%
2016 S3 37% Katie McGinty (D) 7,363 57.2% Pat Toomey* (R) 4,595 35.7% 914 [+] 7.1% 12,872 -13 0.21%
2014 G 18% Tom Wolf (D) 4,133 66.5% Tom Corbett* (R) 2,085 33.5% 0 0.0% 6,218 -12 0.18%
*: 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