Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 175,62783.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 17,6028.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7,1363.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,7033.2%Asian alone
  • 2,3771.1%Two or more races
  • 1370.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 620.03%Some other race alone
  • 300.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $187,764

Here:	$187,764
State:	$255,931

Townhouses or other attached units: $177,253

Here:	$177,253
State:	$201,403

In 2-unit structures: $92,677

Here:	$92,677
State:	$189,304

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $170,783

Here:	$170,783
State:	$200,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $77,438

Here:	$77,438
State:	$294,099

Mobile homes: $62,395

Here:	$62,395
State:	$62,605

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $56,859

Here:	$56,859
State:	$133,340

Health of residents in Lackawanna County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,977 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,462 (1.9%)

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.

Cities in this county include: Scranton, Dunmore, Carbondale, Old Forge, Blakely, Taylor, Archbald, Dickson City, Moosic, Clarks Summit.

2018 air pollution in Lackawanna County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.256 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Barnstable County, Massachusetts , Bristol County, Massachusetts , Providence County, Rhode Island , Carroll County, Illinois , DeKalb County, Indiana , Newton County, Indiana , Westchester County, New York , Mercer County, Illinois .

Current college students: 12,508
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 11,094 (52.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4,6242010 or later
• 3,2852000 to 2009
• 1,8881990 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: 65,639
• One, attached: 6,624
• Two: 11,224
• 3 or 4: 7,222
• 5 to 9: 3,345
• 10 to 19: 1,546
• 20 to 49: 865
• 50 or more: 2,647
• Mobile homes: 1,665
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 71

Housing units in Lackawanna County with a mortgage: 30,379 (424 second mortgage, 4,169 home equity loan, 97 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25,475

Religion statistics for Lackawanna County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lackawanna County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: August 10, 2018 - August 15, 2018, FEMA Id: 4408, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.53% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,490 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Luzerne County, PA	0.60% ($42,725 average AGI)
from Wayne County, PA	0.35% ($40,097)
from Susquehanna County, PA	0.18% ($35,608)
from Wyoming County, PA	0.17% ($43,068)
from Monroe County, PA	0.15% ($27,611)
from Pike County, PA	0.08% ($44,031)
from Philadelphia County, PA	0.07% ($44,603)

4.20% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($45,949 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($283 average AGI)

Lackawanna County:	0.03%
Pennsylvania average:	0.04%

2.17% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($22,084 average AGI)
2.01% relocated to other states ($23,583 average AGI)

Lackawanna County:	2.01%
Pennsylvania average:	2.27%

to Luzerne County, PA	0.64% ($34,949 average AGI)
to Wayne County, PA	0.26% ($41,179)
to Wyoming County, PA	0.17% ($35,993)
to Susquehanna County, PA	0.16% ($36,636)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.13% ($38,143)
to Monroe County, PA	0.10% ($34,878)
to Montgomery County, PA	0.07% ($53,419)

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 2019: 10.3

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 2019: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lackawanna County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 43,946 (11,813 living alone), Female householders: 44,208 (15,408 living alone)

• 39,546 spouses (39,219 opposite-sex spouses), 7,034 unmarried partners, (7,015 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 54,026 children (51,521 natural, 976 adopted, 1,529 stepchildren), 2,301 grandchildren, 1,298 brothers or sisters, 2,394 parents, 18 foster children, 2,858 other relatives, 4,077 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 7,968

Size of family households: 25,444 2-persons, 13,631 3-persons, 9,705 4-persons, 4,718 5-persons, 1,287 6-persons, 1,061 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 27,221 1-person, 4,614 2-persons, 181 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 56 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

25,566 married couples with children.
13,362 single-parent households (4,209 men, 9,153 women).

89.8% of residents of Lackawanna speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

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:

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)

• Year house built in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
• 1,5002014 or later
• 9682010 to 2013
• 4,9992000 to 2009
• 7,3751990 to 1999
• 7,8721980 to 1989
• 12,6701970 to 1979
• 8,2711960 to 1969
• 9,0861950 to 1959
• 7,4221940 to 1949
• 40,6851939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
• 291 room
• 662 rooms
• 6223 rooms
• 2,5794 rooms
• 6,3575 rooms
• 15,5736 rooms
• 11,2537 rooms
• 7,5508 rooms
• 11,8259+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
• 1,1401 room
• 1,1362 rooms
• 3,7533 rooms
• 8,1164 rooms
• 7,2225 rooms
• 5,9066 rooms
• 2,0287 rooms
• 1,5038 rooms
• 1,4969+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
• 148no bedroom
• 5551 bedroom
• 9,1032 bedrooms
• 29,2643 bedrooms
• 12,1694 bedrooms
• 4,6155+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
• 1,140no bedroom
• 8,5211 bedroom
• 9,2652 bedrooms
• 11,3013 bedrooms
• 1,5234 bedrooms
• 5505+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lackawanna County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,837no vehicle
• 16,4291 vehicle
• 26,0682 vehicles
• 7,7523 vehicles
• 3,5034 vehicles
• 2655+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lackawanna County in renter-occupied apartments
• 8,045no vehicle
• 16,6481 vehicle
• 5,9632 vehicles
• 1,2463 vehicles
• 2504 vehicles
• 1485+ vehicles

87.3% of Lackawanna County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 152,122
• Other state: 42,896
• Northeast: 30,268
• Midwest: 2,572
• South: 7,240
• West: 2,816

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 6,061
• Number of aged recipients: 575
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,486
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,099
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,796
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,166
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,283
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,809

Lackawanna County on our top lists:

• #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+)"