Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 246,39875.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 52,20216.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 11,7563.6%Two or more races
  • 10,3893.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,7481.1%Asian alone
  • 1,0630.3%Some other race alone
  • 4270.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 700.02%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $207,099

Here:	$207,099
State:	$284,712

Townhouses or other attached units: $107,190

Here:	$107,190
State:	$229,107

In 2-unit structures: $486,400

Here:	$486,400
State:	$229,344

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $127,589

Here:	$127,589
State:	$281,770

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $174,743

Here:	$174,743
State:	$294,035

Mobile homes: $55,886

Here:	$55,886
State:	$85,730

Health of residents in Luzerne County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Luzerne County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

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 2021: $2,526 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,118 (1.7%)

Area name: Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Luzerne 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: Wilkes-Barre, Back Mountain, Hazleton, Mountain Top, Kingston, Nanticoke, Pittston, Plymouth, Exeter, Swoyersville.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Tooele County, Utah , Jefferson County, Iowa , Pike County , Madison County, Iowa , Portage County, Ohio , Poweshiek County, Iowa .

Current college students: 15,918
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 28,866 (39.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 11,3992010 or later
• 5,6852000 to 2009
• 4,2091990 to 1999
• 1,1361980 to 1989
• 7941970 to 1979
• 2,041Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 95,976
• One, attached: 21,612
• Two: 7,642
• 3 or 4: 8,443
• 5 to 9: 3,042
• 10 to 19: 2,213
• 20 to 49: 2,350
• 50 or more: 4,192
• Mobile homes: 5,495
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 80

Housing units in Luzerne County with a mortgage: 49,801 (5,055 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 4,530 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,254

Religion statistics for Luzerne County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Luzerne 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 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 Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 14, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3339: August 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 3339, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to August 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4025: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4025, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 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
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.53% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($51,556 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($67 average AGI)

Luzerne County:	0.02%
Pennsylvania average:	0.01%

2.04% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($21,860 average AGI)
2.47% relocated from other states ($29,630 average AGI)

Luzerne County:	2.47%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

from Lackawanna County, PA	0.53% ($45,962 average AGI)
from Bronx County, NY	0.26% ($27,534)
from Columbia County, PA	0.21% ($41,383)
from Kings County, NY	0.17% ($31,703)
from Schuylkill County, PA	0.17% ($41,619)
from Monroe County, PA	0.13% ($41,215)
from Philadelphia County, PA	0.13% ($50,207)

3.97% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,147 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($144 average AGI)

Luzerne County:	0.02%
Pennsylvania average:	0.01%

2.12% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($24,686 average AGI)
1.83% relocated to other states ($28,317 average AGI)

Luzerne County:	1.83%
Pennsylvania average:	2.47%

to Lackawanna County, PA	0.46% ($45,176 average AGI)
to Schuylkill County, PA	0.29% ($38,020)
to Columbia County, PA	0.25% ($44,602)
to Carbon County, PA	0.13% ($41,938)
to Wyoming County, PA	0.10% ($50,441)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.08% ($41,339)
to Lehigh County, PA	0.07% ($54,760)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 6.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Luzerne County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 63,957 (19,963 living alone), Female householders: 70,175 (22,565 living alone)

• 56,614 spouses (56,083 opposite-sex spouses), 13,913 unmarried partners, (13,286 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 84,203 children (77,451 natural, 1,583 adopted, 5,169 stepchildren), 7,672 grandchildren, 3,461 brothers or sisters, 3,906 parents, 274 foster children, 5,585 other relatives, 5,237 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 11,056

Size of family households: 38,542 2-persons, 17,777 3-persons, 14,927 4-persons, 6,436 5-persons, 1,732 6-persons, 2,644 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 42,528 1-person, 8,736 2-persons, 607 3-persons, 156 4-persons, 47 5-persons.

36,873 married couples with children.
19,379 single-parent households (6,314 men, 13,065 women).

86.3% of residents of Luzerne speak English at home.
10.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,311,151,000 ($7,374 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $71,828,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $982,857,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $633,512,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,764,000
Federal grants: $387,206,000
Federal procurement contracts: $100,379,000 ($20,083,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $198,433,000 ($24,725,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $860,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $58,535,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,342,526,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 21.02 millions of gallons per day (15% from ground, 85% from surface)

• Year house built in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
• 2962020 or later
• 4,1042010 to 2019
• 10,2842000 to 2009
• 10,8731990 to 1999
• 13,2631980 to 1989
• 24,7481970 to 1979
• 11,2481960 to 1969
• 15,5861950 to 1959
• 16,0251940 to 1949
• 44,6181939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
• 1071 room
• 3452 rooms
• 1,2003 rooms
• 6,1484 rooms
• 12,1645 rooms
• 24,9326 rooms
• 16,8287 rooms
• 13,1448 rooms
• 16,6909+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
• 1,5251 room
• 2,0112 rooms
• 7,1343 rooms
• 10,2974 rooms
• 6,0075 rooms
• 8,9886 rooms
• 3,2557 rooms
• 1,9878 rooms
• 1,3709+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
• 323no bedroom
• 1,2671 bedroom
• 15,6552 bedrooms
• 51,5843 bedrooms
• 17,6064 bedrooms
• 5,1235+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
• 1,805no bedroom
• 10,4351 bedroom
• 14,6382 bedrooms
• 12,7833 bedrooms
• 1,7444 bedrooms
• 1,1695+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Luzerne County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 3,154no vehicle
• 29,1461 vehicle
• 39,1922 vehicles
• 12,5673 vehicles
• 5,8984 vehicles
• 1,6015+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Luzerne County in renter-occupied apartments
• 7,325no vehicle
• 21,6091 vehicle
• 10,0532 vehicles
• 2,7713 vehicles
• 5114 vehicles
• 3055+ vehicles

88.0% of Luzerne 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, 48% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

• This state: 232,763
• Other state: 58,400
• Northeast: 37,307
• Midwest: 7,214
• South: 9,911
• West: 3,968

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 8,903
• Number of aged recipients: 882
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 8,021
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,911
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 5,303
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,689
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 3,235
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,137

Luzerne County on our top lists:

• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #31 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+)"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #70 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+)"