Lackawanna County vs. Luzerne County

Lackawanna County (PA)Luzerne County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)210,793317,646
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.7%-1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)214,439320,895
Population, Census, April 1, 2010214,437320,918
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.5%19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.0%19.9%
Female persons, percent51.5%50.5%
White alone, percent90.7%89.7%
Black or African American alone, percent3.9%6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.6%
Asian alone, percent3.2%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.1%12.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.3%80.4%
Veterans, 2014-201814,03822,088
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.5%6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)100,718150,302
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.0%68.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$149,700$125,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,334$1,244
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$562$502
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$779$767
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201326.3%20.5%
Building permits, 2018212312
Households, 2014-201886,628128,054
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.5%88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.6%11.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.6%82.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.1%74.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.9%89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.7%23.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.9%10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.1%6.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.5%61.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.7%57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)411,659515,557
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,805,5242,273,087
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,374,5233,435,853
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,186,3428,097,008
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,856$25,222
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.322.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,875$51,646
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,427$27,919
Persons in poverty, percent14.2%14.3%
Total employer establishments, 20175,2757,210
Total employment, 201790,517136,040
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,564,6785,414,568
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-5.2%1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,29216,983
All firms, 201216,09921,934
Men-owned firms, 20129,77713,109
Women-owned firms, 20124,5336,611
Minority-owned firms, 20121,1542,156
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,38618,842
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,5352,264
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201213,62018,271
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%1.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.5%23.6%
Population per square mile, 2010467.1360.4
Land area in square miles, 2010459.08890.33

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