Scranton, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 72,233 (Urban population: 71,360, Rural population: 873 (all nonfarm))

Scranton, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 35,336 (31,303 occupied: 17,065 owner occupied, 14,238 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	45%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1401 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $447 (lower quartile is $309, upper quartile is $547)

Housing units in Scranton with a mortgage: 7,547 (751 second mortgage, 1,147 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,031

Scranton,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,200 (it was $78,400 in 2000)

Scranton:	$109,200
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,200 - $151,700

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $124,949
Here: $124,949
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $111,746
Here: $111,746
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $102,666
Here: $102,666
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $221,374
Here: $221,374
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $120,708
Here: $120,708
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $44,914
Here: $44,914
State: $35,442

Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1939

Household type by relationship

Households: 71,523

In family households: 56,257 (12,923 male householders, 5,342 female householders)
12,840 spouses, 20,813 children (19,754 natural, 351 adopted, 708 stepchildren), 894 grandchildren, 815 brothers or sisters, 833 parents, 792 other relatives, 1,005 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 15,266 (5,130 male householders (4,321 living alone)), 7,912 female householders (7,177 living alone)), 2,224 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,892 (1,471 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,973 2-persons, 4,488 3-persons, 3,343 4-persons, 1,548 5-persons, 675 6-persons, 238 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,498 1-person, 1,249 2-persons, 117 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

9,660 married couples with children.
4,793 single-parent households (867 men, 3,926 women).

93.0% of residents of Scranton speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 34% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,375 (3.1%)
(50.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scranton, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 179 4 rooms: 891 5 rooms: 2,313 6 rooms: 5,635 7 rooms: 2,849 8 rooms: 2,620 9 or more rooms: 2,573

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scranton, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 223 2 rooms: 693 3 rooms: 2,699 4 rooms: 3,601 5 rooms: 3,094 6 rooms: 2,597 7 rooms: 632 8 rooms: 382 9 or more rooms: 317

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 44
1995 to 1998: 314
1990 to 1994: 497
1980 to 1989: 1,283
1970 to 1979: 2,127
1960 to 1969: 2,206
1950 to 1959: 3,131
1940 to 1949: 3,508
1939 or earlier: 22,226

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scranton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 487 2 bedrooms: 3,002 3 bedrooms: 9,260 4 bedrooms: 3,053 5 or more bedrooms: 1,263

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scranton:
	no bedroom: 290 1 bedroom: 4,547 2 bedrooms: 5,099 3 bedrooms: 3,420 4 bedrooms: 662 5 or more bedrooms: 220

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Scranton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,798 1 vehicle: 6,075 2 vehicles: 6,592 3 vehicles: 1,920 4 vehicles: 553 5 or more vehicles: 127

Cars and other vehicles available in Scranton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4,642 1 vehicle: 6,708 2 vehicles: 2,341 3 vehicles: 429 4 vehicles: 78 5 or more vehicles: 40

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Scranton, PA:

Less than $10,000: 25
$10,000 to $14,999: 16
$15,000 to $19,999: 27
$20,000 to $24,999: 40
$25,000 to $29,999: 70
$30,000 to $34,999: 108
$35,000 to $39,999: 120
$40,000 to $49,999: 331
$50,000 to $59,999: 672
$60,000 to $69,999: 761
$70,000 to $79,999: 1249
$80,000 to $89,999: 1473
$90,000 to $99,999: 1630
$100,000 to $124,999: 4213
$125,000 to $149,999: 2177
$150,000 to $174,999: 1271
$175,000 to $199,999: 661
$200,000 to $249,999: 836
$250,000 to $299,999: 246
$300,000 to $399,999: 168
$400,000 to $499,999: 52
$500,000 to $749,999: 41
$750,000 to $999,999: 16
$1,000,000 or more: 17

Scranton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Scranton:

Less than $100: 214 people
$100 to $149: 254
$150 to $199: 484
$200 to $249: 736
$250 to $299: 871
$300 to $349: 896
$350 to $399: 1,290
$400 to $449: 1,745
$450 to $499: 1,800
$500 to $549: 1,318
$550 to $599: 971
$600 to $649: 676
$650 to $699: 445
$700 to $749: 293
$750 to $799: 257
$800 to $899: 172
$900 to $999: 101
$1,000 to $1,249: 80
$1,250 to $1,499: 33
$1,500 to $1,999: 23
$2,000 or more: 76
No cash rent: 788

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 700 1990 to 1994: 459 1985 to 1989: 181 1980 to 1984: 234 1975 to 1979: 132 1970 to 1974: 80 1970 to 1974: 78 1965 to 1969: 511

Scranton, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.4%
Number of people working at home: 484 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1396
5 to 9 minutes: 5476
10 to 14 minutes: 8711
15 to 19 minutes: 6829
20 to 24 minutes: 3801
25 to 29 minutes: 1120
30 to 34 minutes: 1658
35 to 39 minutes: 269
40 to 44 minutes: 351
45 to 59 minutes: 716
60 to 89 minutes: 687
90 or more minutes: 530

Scranton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 23,773 (74%)
Carpooled: 4,752 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 460 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 114 (0%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 36 (0%)
Walked: 2,217 (7%)
Other means: 176 (1%)
Worked at home: 484 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4592
$10,000 to $14,999: 3514
$15,000 to $19,999: 3118
$20,000 to $24,999: 2492
$25,000 to $29,999: 2425
$30,000 to $34,999: 2146
$35,000 to $39,999: 1932
$40,000 to $44,999: 1730
$45,000 to $49,999: 1342
$50,000 to $59,999: 2356
$60,000 to $74,999: 2393
$75,000 to $99,999: 1971
$100,000 to $124,999: 618
$125,000 to $149,999: 277
$150,000 to $199,999: 194
$200,000 or more: 207

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 18052

Italian: 12012

Polish: 8059

German: 6937

Other groups: 4473

Welsh: 2546

English: 2470

United States or American: 2114

Russian: 1412

Lithuanian: 1276

Slovak: 818

Ukrainian: 809

Arab:: 494

Scotch-Irish: 477

Lebanese: 413

Scottish: 376

French (except Basque): 339

Hungarian: 287

Dutch: 257

Swedish: 211

Subsaharan African:: 207

African: 163

Greek: 158

Austrian: 152

European: 148

Norwegian: 105

French Canadian: 93

Czechoslovakian: 82

Swiss: 80

Pennsylvania German: 78

Egyptian: 52

Czech: 50

British: 47

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 45

Carpatho Rusyn: 36

Slovene: 32

Kenyan: 31

Brazilian: 30

Israeli: 26

Slavic: 23

Portuguese: 23

Moroccan: 22

Eastern European: 22

Alsatian: 21

Danish: 17

Romanian: 15

Jamaican: 13

Bulgarian: 13

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 12

Celtic: 9

Australian: 9

Yugoslavian: 8

Canadian: 7

Ugandan: 7

Scandinavian: 7

British West Indian: 7

Haitian: 7

Arab/Arabic: 7

Nigerian: 6

Armenian: 6

West Indian: 6

Croatian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (11%)
Italy (10%)
India (9%)
Russia (5%)
Vietnam (5%)
Laos (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)

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

This state: 63386
Northeast: 7140
Midwest: 777
South: 1604
West: 472

65% of Scranton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 381
Nursery to 4th grade: 59
5th and 6th grade: 216
7th and 8th grade: 688
9th grade: 620
10th grade: 1,068
11th grade: 854
12th grade, no diploma: 841
High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,159
Less than 1 year of college: 1,384
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,542
Associate degree: 1,499
Bachelor's degree: 2,536
Master's degree: 772
Professional school degree: 422
Doctorate degree: 117

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 313
Nursery to 4th grade: 95
5th and 6th grade: 282
7th and 8th grade: 1,056
9th grade: 937
10th grade: 1,550
11th grade: 1,051
12th grade, no diploma: 1,178
High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,206
Less than 1 year of college: 1,482
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,478
Associate degree: 1,320
Bachelor's degree: 2,453
Master's degree: 1,324
Professional school degree: 294
Doctorate degree: 91

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 25.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 32.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 16.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,305
Black householders: $27,841
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $18,377
Asian householders: $45,733
Some other race householders: $16,701
Two or more races householders: $41,977
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $16,186

Scranton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Scranton household income for Black householders

Scranton household income for Asian householders

Scranton household income for Some other race householders

Scranton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Scranton marital status for males

Scranton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,921
Black or African American householders: $100,564
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $33,567
Asian householders: $96,246
Some other race householders: $104,464
Two or more races householders: $119,228
Hispanic or Latino householders: $109,757

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 15,623
One, attached: 2,200
Two: 7,497
3 or 4: 4,888
5 to 9: 2,225
10 to 19: 734
20 to 49: 509
50 or more: 1,606
Mobile homes: 45
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,930

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Scranton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (83%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) Coal or coke (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,708

Here:	22.5%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 954

Here:	24.5%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,991

Here:	69.9%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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