2022 population: 1,505,309
( 27,018 from 2010
,
2,349 from 2020)
Land area: 10493.7 square miles
Population density: 143.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 1,245,037 | 82.71% | ![]() |
Black: | 67,777 | 4.50% | ![]() |
Indian: | 2,521 | 0.17% | ![]() |
Asian: | 22,248 | 1.48% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 22,881 | 1.52% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 144,845 | 9.62% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 260,272 | 17.29% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
---|---|---|
Births: | 31,765 | 10.5 |
Deaths: | 46,598 | 15.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 9,562 | 3.2 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 2,628 | 0.9 |
Change in White population: | -124,716 | -8.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 97,698 | 6.4 |
Age, Family & Household Data for Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA Market Area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[Display all years] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing Data | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Housing Units | 717,681 | |
Median Value | $174,214 | |
Occupied | 596,735 | 83.1% |
Vacant | 120,946 | 16.9% |
Owned | 428,546 | 71.8% |
Rented | 168,189 | 28.2% |
Median Rent | $923 | |
Single-Family Units | 568,449 | 79.2% |
Detached | 495,192 | 69.0% |
Attached | 73,257 | 10.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 46,979 | 6.5% |
Mobile Homes | 36,435 | 5.1% |
Household Income | ||
---|---|---|
Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 28,030 | 4.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 26,631 | 4.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 26,300 | 4.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 27,224 | 4.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 26,692 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 27,053 | 4.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 24,711 | 4.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 25,909 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 24,496 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 46,016 | 7.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 59,516 | 10.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 81,732 | 13.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 59,384 | 10.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 39,477 | 6.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 41,465 | 6.9% |
$200,000 or more | 32,099 | 5.4% |
Median Household Income | 63,968 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,795 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to U.S. | 84 |
Welfare Households | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
SSI | 33,966 | 5.7% |
Public Assistance | 20,324 | 3.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 95,624 | 16.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Employed | 594,086 | 69.2% |
Unemployed | 32,702 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 653 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 627,441 | 73.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 231,428 | 26.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 264,440 | 215,224 | 55.1% |
Non-Profit | 24,275 | 49,531 | 32.9% |
Self-Employed | 36,714 | 18,089 | 67.0% |
Local Government | 18,974 | 25,855 | 42.3% |
State Government | 14,100 | 11,633 | 54.8% |
Federal Government | 9,323 | 6,207 | 60.0% |
Total Private + Self | 301,154 | 233,313 | 56.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 66,672 | 93,226 | 41.7% |
Total | 367,826 | 326,539 | 53.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.4% |
Occupation | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 84,633 | 12.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 140,437 | 20.2% |
Professional, Technical | 148,842 | 21.4% |
Service Occupations | 121,715 | 17.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 3,528 | 0.5% |
All others | 200,238 | 28.8% |
White Collar | 53.7% |
Industry | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 118,320 | 17.0% |
Manufacturing | 92,831 | 13.3% |
Retail trade | 84,847 | 12.2% |
Educational services | 59,865 | 8.6% |
Construction | 46,141 | 6.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 43,768 | 6.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 41,079 | 5.9% |
Other services | 32,451 | 4.7% |
Public administration | 31,839 | 4.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 28,858 | 4.1% |
Finance and insurance | 25,075 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 24,365 | 3.5% |
Wholesale trade | 17,865 | 2.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 11,559 | 1.7% |
Information | 8,772 | 1.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 7,813 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 7,694 | 1.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 7,645 | 1.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 4,293 | 0.6% |
Management | 785 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
---|---|---|
Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 19,240 | 1.28% |
Puerto Rican | 48,078 | 3.19% |
Cuban | 1,995 | 0.13% |
Dominican | 31,050 | 2.06% |
Total Central American | 8,049 | 0.53% |
Costa Rican | 182 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 1,764 | 0.12% |
Honduran | 2,702 | 0.18% |
Nicaraguan | 475 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 580 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 2,178 | 0.14% |
Other Central American | 168 | 0.01% |
Total South American | 11,205 | 0.74% |
Argentinean | 499 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 174 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 660 | 0.04% |
Colombian | 3,190 | 0.21% |
Ecuadorian | 4,143 | 0.27% |
Paraguayan | 4 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 1,607 | 0.11% |
Uruguayan | 245 | 0.02% |
Venezuelan | 683 | 0.05% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 9,603 | 0.64% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
---|---|---|
Country | Number | % |
Indian | 6,527 | 0.43% |
Chinese | 2,827 | 0.19% |
Filipino | 2,543 | 0.17% |
Korean | 1,747 | 0.12% |
Vietnamese | 1,096 | 0.07% |
Bangladeshi | 520 | 0.03% |
Japanese | 421 | 0.03% |
Thai | 262 | 0.02% |
Hmong | 226 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
---|---|---|
Language | Number | % |
English | 1,305,373 | 91.1% |
Spanish | 77,162 | 5.4% |
Other Indo-European | 13,923 | 1.0% |
German, other Germanic | 12,584 | 0.9% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 8,272 | 0.6% |
Other Asian | 3,485 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,937 | 0.2% |
Other | 2,405 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 2,329 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
---|---|---|
Country | Number | % |
German | 339,314 | 22.5% |
Irish | 239,965 | 15.9% |
Italian | 178,286 | 11.8% |
Polish | 148,239 | 9.8% |
English | 113,280 | 7.5% |
American | 67,478 | 4.5% |
Welsh | 35,237 | 2.3% |
Dutch | 28,689 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 26,413 | 1.8% |
Russian | 24,549 | 1.6% |
Pennsylvania German | 21,668 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 21,054 | 1.4% |
French | 20,266 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 16,460 | 1.1% |
Ukrainian | 12,877 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
---|---|---|
Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 1,475,638 | 97.8% |
Not a citizen | 32,818 | 2.2% |
Native | 1,433,874 | 95.1% |
Foreign-born | 74,582 | 4.9% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
31,320 | 2.9% | 72,193 | 6.7% | 435,533 | 40.6% | 279,395 | 26.0% | 158,538 | 14.8% | 96,450 | 9.0% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
---|---|---|
< 9 Years | 31,320 | 2.9% |
9-12 Years | 72,193 | 6.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 435,533 | 40.6% |
Some College | 279,395 | 26.0% |
Bach. Degree | 158,538 | 14.8% |
Grad Degree | 96,450 | 9.0% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 686,267 | 635,221 | 51,046 | 7.4% | |
1991 | 686,251 | 625,089 | 61,162 | 8.9% | |
1992 | 695,225 | 629,957 | 65,268 | 9.4% | |
1993 | 692,308 | 634,038 | 58,270 | 8.4% | |
1994 | 693,688 | 639,077 | 54,611 | 7.9% | |
1995 | 693,378 | 641,161 | 52,217 | 7.5% | |
1996 | 697,590 | 646,258 | 51,332 | 7.4% | |
1997 | 703,091 | 653,864 | 49,227 | 7.0% | |
1998 | 697,878 | 654,961 | 42,917 | 6.1% | |
1999 | 699,117 | 660,034 | 39,083 | 5.6% | |
2000 | 719,466 | 685,186 | 34,280 | 4.8% | |
2001 | 726,909 | 687,159 | 39,750 | 5.5% | |
2002 | 731,568 | 686,435 | 45,133 | 6.2% | |
2003 | 724,805 | 679,485 | 45,320 | 6.3% | |
2004 | 737,593 | 692,680 | 44,913 | 6.1% | |
2005 | 744,738 | 703,565 | 41,173 | 5.5% | |
2006 | 748,420 | 708,973 | 39,447 | 5.3% | |
2007 | 756,145 | 717,711 | 38,434 | 5.1% | |
2008 | 767,208 | 720,787 | 46,421 | 6.1% | |
2009 | 762,443 | 695,263 | 67,180 | 8.8% | |
2010 | 749,446 | 681,234 | 68,212 | 9.1% | |
2011 | 752,160 | 686,848 | 65,312 | 8.7% | |
2012 | 759,350 | 693,164 | 66,186 | 8.7% | |
2013 | 753,393 | 691,112 | 62,281 | 8.3% | |
2014 | 745,088 | 694,525 | 50,563 | 6.8% | |
2015 | 743,529 | 697,701 | 45,828 | 6.2% | |
2016 | 743,055 | 698,617 | 44,438 | 6.0% | |
2017 | 736,048 | 694,995 | 41,053 | 5.6% | |
2018 | 733,013 | 695,592 | 37,421 | 5.1% | |
2019 | 735,318 | 696,577 | 38,741 | 5.3% | |
2020 | 722,931 | 653,921 | 69,010 | 9.5% | |
2021 | 726,060 | 678,578 | 47,482 | 6.5% | |
2022 | 728,489 | 692,413 | 36,076 | 5.0% | |
2023 | 732,979 | 704,335 | 28,644 | 3.9% | |
2024 | 724,433 | 694,886 | 29,547 | 4.1% |