Luzerne County vs. Schuylkill County

	Luzerne County (PA)	Schuylkill County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	317,646	142,067
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.0%	-4.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	320,895	148,291
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	320,918	148,289
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.7%	19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.9%	20.4%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	48.8%
White alone, percent	89.7%	94.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.3%	3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.9%	4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	80.4%	90.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	22,088	11,111
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.4%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	150,302	69,941
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.6%	75.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$125,400	$97,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,244	$1,137
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$502	$480
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$767	$691
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	20.5%	13.6%
Building permits, 2018	312	105
Households, 2014-2018	128,054	58,733
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.1%	90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.5%	4.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.7%	81.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.6%	74.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.3%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.2%	16.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.8%	12.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.6%	6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.0%	56.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.6%	53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	515,557	124,430
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,273,087	597,126
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,627,995	3,400,000
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,435,853	916,608
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,097,008	1,381,912
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$25,222	$9,397
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.3	26.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,646	$49,190
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,919	$26,070
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	13.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	7,210	2,739
Total employment, 2017	136,040	41,324
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,414,568	1,540,882
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.8%	0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	16,983	6,664
All firms, 2012	21,934	8,492
Men-owned firms, 2012	13,109	5,145
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,611	2,444
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,156	390
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	18,842	7,749
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,264	984
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	18,271	7,027
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.6%	27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	360.4	190.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	890.33	778.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

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