Lackawanna County vs. Susquehanna County
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Lackawanna County (PA) Susquehanna County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 210,793 40,589
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -1.7% -6.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 214,439 43,328
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 214,437 43,356
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4% 4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.5% 18.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.0% 23.7%
Female persons, percent 51.5% 49.6%
White alone, percent 90.7% 97.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 3.9% 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.2%
Asian alone, percent 3.2% 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.8% 1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 8.1% 1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 84.3% 96.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 14,038 3,509
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.5% 1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 100,718 23,381
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 65.0% 76.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $149,700 $162,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,334 $1,247
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $562 $503
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $779 $733
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 26.3% 8.6%
Building permits, 2018 212 48
Households, 2014-2018 86,628 17,347
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.35 2.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.5% 90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 9.6% 2.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 83.6% 86.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 76.1% 78.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.9% 89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 27.7% 17.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.9% 12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.1% 7.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.5% 56.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.7% 51.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 411,659 44,071
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,805,524 77,938
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,374,523 569,870
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,186,342 533,564
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,856 $12,497
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.3 28.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $50,875 $53,059
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $28,427 $29,630
Persons in poverty, percent 14.2% 12.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 5,275 837
Total employment, 2017 90,517 6,586
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 3,564,678 223,600
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -5.2% -5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 12,292 3,113
All firms, 2012 16,099 3,968
Men-owned firms, 2012 9,777 2,563
Women-owned firms, 2012 4,533 828
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,154 34
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 14,386 3,866
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,535 354
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 13,620 3,383
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.5% 21.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 467.1 52.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 459.08 823.44
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lackawanna county (PA) and Susquehanna county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.