Luzerne County vs. Lackawanna County

Luzerne County (PA)Lackawanna County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)317,646210,793
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.0%-1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)320,895214,439
Population, Census, April 1, 2010320,918214,437
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.7%20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.9%20.0%
Female persons, percent50.5%51.5%
White alone, percent89.7%90.7%
Black or African American alone, percent6.3%3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.4%3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.9%8.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.4%84.3%
Veterans, 2014-201822,08814,038
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)150,302100,718
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.6%65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$125,400$149,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,244$1,334
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$502$562
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$767$779
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.5%26.3%
Building permits, 2018312212
Households, 2014-2018128,05486,628
Persons per household, 2014-20182.392.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.1%87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.5%9.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201882.7%83.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201874.6%76.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.3%90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.2%27.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.8%10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.6%6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.0%59.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)515,557411,659
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,273,0871,805,524
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,435,8534,374,523
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,097,0083,186,342
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$25,222$14,856
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.321.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$51,646$50,875
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,919$28,427
Persons in poverty, percent14.3%14.2%
Total employer establishments, 20177,2105,275
Total employment, 2017136,04090,517
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,414,5683,564,678
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.8%-5.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,98312,292
All firms, 201221,93416,099
Men-owned firms, 201213,1099,777
Women-owned firms, 20126,6114,533
Minority-owned firms, 20122,1561,154
Nonminority-owned firms, 201218,84214,386
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,2641,535
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201218,27113,620
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.6%23.5%
Population per square mile, 2010360.4467.1
Land area in square miles, 2010890.33459.08

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Luzerne county (PA) and Lackawanna county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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