Demographics

By Age

By Sex

By Income

$33,617
Per capita income
about the same as the amount in Luzerne County: $33,535
about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $41,234

$61,382
Median household income
about the same as the amount in Luzerne County: $60,836
about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $73,170

By Poverty

9.8%
Persons below poverty line
about two-thirds of the rate in Luzerne County: 14.9% 46,812
about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,482,439

By Transportation to Work

31.2 minutes
Mean travel time to work
about 1.3 times the figure in Luzerne County: 23.8 3,299,595
about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.7 146,141,410

By Household

1,516
Number of households
Luzerne County: 132,608
Pennsylvania: 5,193,727

2.2
Persons per household
about 90 percent of the figure in Luzerne County: 2.4
about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4

By Marital Status

By Units & Occupancy

1,985
Number of housing units
Luzerne County: 150,885
Pennsylvania: 5,753,908

By Types of Structure

By Value

$146,400

Median value of owner-occupied housing units a little less than the amount in Luzerne County: $152,40 about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $226,200

By Geographical Mobility

9.8%
Moved since previous year about 80 percent of the rate in Luzerne County: 11.9% about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.4%

By Educational Attainment

96.6%
High school grad or higher about 10 percent higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 90.5% a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.7%

15.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher about three-fifths of the rate in Luzerne County: 24.5% about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 33.8%

By Place of Birth

2.1%
Foreign-born population about one-quarter of the rate in Luzerne County: 8.3% 26,992 about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.3%

By Veteran Status

6.1%
Population with veteran status about 80 percent of the rate in Luzerne County: 7.4% 19,168 about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.6% 680,824