County population in 2014: 212,719 (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: 464 people per square mile (high).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Lackawanna County: 95.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (28.4%), Educational, health and social services (21.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (14.0%).
Estimated median household income in 2013: $45,295 ($34,438 in 1999)
This county:
$45295
Pennsylvania:
$52007
Median contract rent in 2013 for apartments: $563 (lower quartile is $419, upper quartile is $697)
This county:
$563
State:
$675
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $146,300 (it was $91,100 in 2000)
Lackawanna:
$146,300
Pennsylvania:
$164,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,800 - $224,800 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,293 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $539
Institutionalized population: 3,605
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $2,231 (1.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $1,994 (1.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 14.9%
(12.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 37.8% for Black residents, 35.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 32.8% for American Indian residents, 37.8% for other race residents, 33.2% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2013: 14.9%
Lackawanna County:
14.9%
Pennsylvania:
13.7%
(12.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.1% for Black residents, 35.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.8% for American Indian residents, 38.5% for other race residents, 32.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2013: 42 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 43 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44 years old, Black residents: 26 years old, American Indian residents: 30 years old, Asian residents: 28 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21 years old, Other race residents: 42 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: 82.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,833 (60% naturalized citizens)
Lackawanna County:
2.3%
Whole state:
4.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 974
1990 to 1994: 677
1985 to 1989: 455
1980 to 1984: 480
1975 to 1979: 393
1970 to 1974: 290
1970 to 1974: 220
1965 to 1969: 1,344
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: 57,277
One, attached: 3,930
Two: 14,503
3 or 4: 8,651
5 to 9: 3,895
10 to 19: 1,323
20 or more: 3,044
Mobile homes: 2,699
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40
Housing units in Lackawanna County with a mortgage: 26,465 (2,606 second mortgage, 4,674 home equity loan, 138 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 21,441
Here:
0.0% with mortgage
State:
62.2% 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:
PennsylvaniaSevere Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: November 16, 2006 to November 17, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1684): February 23, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1684, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
PennsylvaniaSevere Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1649): June 30, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1649, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
PennsylvaniaHurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3235): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
PennsylvaniaSevere Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 2, 2005 to April 23, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1587): April 14, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1587, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
PennsylvaniaTropical Depression Ivan, Incident Period: September 17, 2004 to October 1, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1557): September 19, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1557, Natural disaster type: Tropical Depression
PennsylvaniaSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 21, 2003 to September 12, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1485): August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1485, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
PennsylvaniaFlooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 1, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1093): January 21, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1093, Natural disaster type: Flood
PennsylvaniaBlizzard, Incident Period: January 6, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1085): January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1085, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
PennsylvaniaWinter Storm, Severe Storm, Incident Period: January 4, 1994 to February 25, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1015): March 10, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1015, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm
PennsylvaniaSevere Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3105): March 16, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3105, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Lackawanna County (15) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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
Births per 1000 population in Lackawanna County
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
Deaths per 1000 population in Lackawanna County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lackawanna County
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
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%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (3465)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3172)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2327)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1490)
Cardiac arrest, unspecified (1480)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1298)
Unspecified dementia (1293)
Congestive heart failure (1278)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (1185)
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: 17930.57 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 415.370 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 52330.75
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1086.270 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1272.400 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 18.61
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 63.32 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 92.11
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7.64 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.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 53.6
Suffocation - 39.4
Poisoning - 25.1
Other - 11.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 206,374
In family households: 167,013 (37,944 male householders, 16,726 female householders)
39,623 spouses, 58,700 children (55,446 natural, 1,225 adopted, 2,029 stepchildren), 3,197 grandchildren, 1,813 brothers or sisters, 2,229 parents, 1,669 other relatives, 4,109 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 39,361 (14,618 male householders (11,739 living alone)), 17,938 female householders (15,785 living alone)), 6,805 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 8,063 (3,605 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 24,274 2-persons, 13,417 3-persons, 10,313 4-persons, 4,334 5-persons, 1,560 6-persons, 772 7-or-more-persons.
32,689 married couples with children.
10,396 single-parent households (2,023 men, 8,373 women).
94.4% of residents of Lackawanna County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,801,277,000 ($8580 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
Population growth in Lackawanna County
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:
6.5
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.2
Year house built
2005 or later: 154
2000 to 2004: 6,861
1990 to 1999: 6,315
1980 to 1989: 8,225
1970 to 1979: 11,288
1960 to 1969: 8,481
1950 to 1959: 9,862
1940 to 1949: 7,847
1939 or earlier: 37,341
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
70% of Lackawanna County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Pennsylvania.
Lackawanna County:
69.6%
State average:
64.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 181025
Northeast: 17704
Midwest: 2965
South: 4075
West: 1535
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Lackawanna County
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#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+)"
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