Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (PA)

Races in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania:

Mean price in 2015:

Detached houses: $185,503

Here:	$185,503
State:	$233,967

Townhouses or other attached units: $143,889

Here:	$143,889
State:	$171,258

In 2-unit structures: $118,729

Here:	$118,729
State:	$159,964

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $154,119

Here:	$154,119
State:	$187,323

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $198,986

Here:	$198,986
State:	$233,042

Mobile homes: $42,356

Here:	$42,356
State:	$59,475

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $277,625

Here:	$277,625
State:	$208,712

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $2,353 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $2,283 (1.7%)

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.

2012 air pollution in Lackawanna County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.079 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near 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: 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)

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

Religion statistics for Lackawanna County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lackawanna County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

3.64% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,015 average adjusted gross income)

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($398 average AGI)

Lackawanna County:	0.05%
Pennsylvania average:	0.04%

2.01% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($20,487 average AGI)
1.59% relocated from other states ($16,130 average AGI)

Lackawanna County:	1.59%
Pennsylvania average:	1.90%

from Luzerne County, PA	0.55% ($35,214 average AGI)
from Wayne County, PA	0.33% ($37,330)
from Wyoming County, PA	0.19% ($41,178)
from Susquehanna County, PA	0.16% ($31,806)
from Monroe County, PA	0.15% ($30,802)
from Philadelphia County, PA	0.08% ($42,516)
from Pike County, PA	0.06% ($32,426)

3.79% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,758 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($237 average AGI)

Lackawanna County:	0.03%
Pennsylvania average:	0.06%

1.97% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($18,334 average AGI)
1.78% relocated to other states ($18,187 average AGI)

Lackawanna County:	1.78%
Pennsylvania average:	2.07%

to Luzerne County, PA	0.62% ($33,801 average AGI)
to Wayne County, PA	0.26% ($35,798)
to Susquehanna County, PA	0.15% ($34,320)
to Wyoming County, PA	0.13% ($40,421)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.12% ($29,598)
to Monroe County, PA	0.09% ($36,351)
to Pike County, PA	0.07% ($27,518)

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

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.

Household type by relationship:

• 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.

Size of nonfamily households: 27,524 1-person, 4,113 2-persons, 490 3-persons, 247 4-persons, 84 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 49 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 ($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)

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.

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

• This state: 181,025
• Northeast: 17,704
• Midwest: 2,965
• South: 4,075
• West: 1,535

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,000

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+)"