County population in 2017: 210,761 (84% urban, 16% rural); it was 213,295 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 34,509 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 22,844 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 58,284 Renter-occupied apartments: 29,873 (it was 27,934 in 2000)
% of renters here:
32%
State:
30%
Land area: 459 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 460 people per square mile (high).
March 2019 cost of living index in Lackawanna County: 94.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.9%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (16.8%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (16.1%), Construction (10.3%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $2,817 (1.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $2,403 (1.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 14.5%
Lackawanna County:
14.5%
Pennsylvania:
12.5%
(10.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.9% for Black residents, 38.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 19.3% for American Indian residents, 18.1% for other race residents, 37.1% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2017: 42.6 years old
(Males: 40.4 years old, Females: 43.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.1 years old, Black residents: 30.7 years old, American Indian residents: 40.8 years old, Asian residents: 33.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.0 years old, Other race residents: 24.7 years old)
Area name: Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lackawanna County is $495 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $594 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.
Current college students: 12,508 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 12,961 (39.9% naturalized citizens)
Lackawanna County:
6.1%
Whole state:
7.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
4,8042010 or later
3,8692000 to 2009
1,5341990 to 1999
9351980 to 1989
6831970 to 1979
1,564Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.1%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 65,004
One, attached: 7,201
Two: 10,773
3 or 4: 6,865
5 to 9: 2,930
10 to 19: 1,062
20 to 49: 1,413
50 or more: 2,397
Mobile homes: 2,866
Housing units in Lackawanna County with a mortgage: 30,118 (421 second mortgage, 4,455 home equity loan, 110 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 24,047
Here:
55.6% with mortgage
State:
60.3% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Lackawanna County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
96,140
58
Mainline Protestant
18,728
72
Evangelical Protestant
11,047
58
Other
4,710
13
Orthodox
2,526
15
Black Protestant
569
2
None
80,717
-
Lackawanna County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 42
Lackawanna County:
2.01 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:
0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 29
This county:
1.39 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 57
Lackawanna County:
2.72 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:
2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 195
This county:
9.32 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lackawanna County:
9.2%
Pennsylvania:
9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Lackawanna County:
25.3%
State:
27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
9.7%
State:
11.5%
Agriculture in Lackawanna County:
Average size of farms: 114 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $46,820 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $550.06 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 24.11% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 34.30% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $36,697 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 49.08% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.08% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $65,040 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.70% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.52 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 34.73% Corn for grain: 930 harvested acres Vegetables: 903 harvested acres Land in orchards: 183 acres
Earthquake activity:
Lackawanna County-area historical earthquake activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 186.2 miles away from Lackawanna County center On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 79.2 miles away from the county center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 232.4 miles away from the county center On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 246.9 miles away from the county center On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.0 miles away from Lackawanna County center On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared EM-3340: September 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 3340, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4030: September 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4030, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: November 16, 2006 to November 17, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1684: February 23, 2007, FEMA Id: 1684, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1649: June 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1649, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 02, 2005 to April 23, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1587: April 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 1587, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Pennsylvania Tropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 01, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1557: September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 21, 2003 to September 12, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1485: August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 1485, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Pennsylvania Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 01, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1093: January 21, 1996, FEMA Id: 1093, Natural disaster type: Flood
8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Lackawanna County (18) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Hurricanes: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Office and administrative support occupations (9%)
Transportation occupations (8%)
Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Personal care and service occupations (5%)
India (14%)
Dominican Republic (10%)
Other South Central Asia (9%)
Nepal (7%)
Mexico (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Italy (3%)
Italian (17%)
Irish (15%)
Polish (12%)
American (8%)
German (6%)
English (3%)
Slovak (2%)
People in group quarters in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in 2000:
2,823 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
2,402 people in nursing homes
692 people in homes for the mentally retarded
536 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
321 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
234 people in religious group quarters
225 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
201 people in other group homes
80 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
72 people in halfway houses
71 people in other nonhousehold living situations
63 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
52 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
45 people in homes for the mentally ill
9 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
5 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
3 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
People in group quarters in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in 2010:
3,811 people in college/university student housing
2,440 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
803 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
339 people in other noninstitutional facilities
222 people in in-patient hospice facilities
148 people in group homes intended for adults
100 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
74 people in correctional residential facilities
35 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
32 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
28 people in residential treatment centers for adults
15 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
11 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
5 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $59,549.
3.53% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,490 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
3.53%
Pennsylvania average:
4.58%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.04% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($23,535 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($22,955 average AGI)
Lackawanna County:
1.49%
Pennsylvania average:
1.90%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4 Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 11.1% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 5.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lackawanna County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 44,871 (36,576 aged, 8,295 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,551 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (3,465)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,172)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,327)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,490)
Cardiac arrest, unspecified (1,480)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,298)
Unspecified dementia (1,293)
Congestive heart failure (1,278)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (1,185)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.38 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 17,931 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 415 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 52,331
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,086 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,272 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 19
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 63 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 92
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8 Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.3. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 129.6. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 53.6
Suffocation - 39.4
Poisoning - 25.1
Other - 11.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 210,761
In family households: 163,330 (27,500 male householders, 25,022 female householders)
38,415 spouses, 57,560 children (55,248 natural, 1,253 adopted, 1,059 stepchildren), 3,292 grandchildren, 2,278 brothers or sisters, 3,054 parents, 2,032 other relatives, 4,177 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 39,562 (15,711 male householders (13,444 living alone)), 17,980 female householders (15,789 living alone)), 5,871 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 7,869
Size of family households: 22,314 2-persons, 13,651 3-persons, 9,288 4-persons, 5,382 5-persons, 813 6-persons, 1,074 7-or-more-persons.
25,748 married couples with children.
12,632 single-parent households (3,445 men, 9,187 women).
90.3% of residents of Lackawanna speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,801,277,000 ($8,580 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $369,019,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $641,259,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $434,371,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,536,000 Federal grants: $279,144,000 Federal procurement contracts: $369,462,000 ($347,661,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $66,505,000 ($7,193,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $2,128,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $40,271,000 Federal Government insurance: $180,530,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 11,146
Here:
53 per 1000 residents
State:
61 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 15,116
Here:
72 per 1000 residents
State:
54 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +698
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -251
Here:
-1 per 1000 residents
State:
-2 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 35.83 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.7
State:
6.7
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.4
Year house built in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
1,3972014 or later
2,0692010 to 2013
6,0772000 to 2009
7,7141990 to 1999
6,8371980 to 1989
9,8061970 to 1979
9,1861960 to 1969
9,5181950 to 1959
7,8651940 to 1949
40,0421939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Cars and other vehicles available in Lackawanna County in owner-occupied houses/condos
1,802no vehicle
15,8781 vehicle
23,8982 vehicles
9,0813 vehicles
2,9754 vehicles
5315+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lackawanna County in renter-occupied apartments
7,425no vehicle
16,5871 vehicle
6,6212 vehicles
1,0663 vehicles
2824 vehicles
675+ vehicles
87.1% of Lackawanna County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Pennsylvania.
Lackawanna County:
87.1%
State average:
87.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 155,866
Other state: 36,719
Northeast: 24,318
Midwest: 2,627
South: 8,200
West: 1,574
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Lackawanna County
#23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
#28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
#29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
#29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
#29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
#41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
#43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
#43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
#44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
#48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
#57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
#77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
#77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
#81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
#90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
#92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
#100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
#101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
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