Monroe County vs. Lackawanna County

Monroe County (PA)Lackawanna County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)169,507210,793
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.2%-1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)169,832214,439
Population, Census, April 1, 2010169,842214,437
Persons under 5 years, percent4.5%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.6%20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.2%20.0%
Female persons, percent50.5%51.5%
White alone, percent77.6%90.7%
Black or African American alone, percent16.2%3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.3%
Asian alone, percent2.7%3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent16.6%8.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.1%84.3%
Veterans, 2014-201810,93614,038
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.2%5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)81,663100,718
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.7%65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$167,000$149,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,679$1,334
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$647$562
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,087$779
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.3%26.3%
Building permits, 2018186212
Households, 2014-201856,77086,628
Persons per household, 2014-20182.912.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.8%87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201815.8%9.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.3%83.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.5%76.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.4%90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.4%27.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.3%10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.5%6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.4%59.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.0%54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)724,750411,659
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)643,1471,805,524
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,140,3833,186,342
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,680$14,856
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201839.121.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,931$50,875
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,486$28,427
Persons in poverty, percent12.3%14.2%
Total employer establishments, 20173,3855,275
Total employment, 201749,29090,517
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,764,8863,564,678
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.4%-5.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,61112,292
All firms, 201212,77716,099
Men-owned firms, 20127,3999,777
Women-owned firms, 20124,1234,533
Minority-owned firms, 20122,1741,154
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,15414,386
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,1401,535
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201211,02113,620
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.4%0.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.4%23.5%
Population per square mile, 2010279.2467.1
Land area in square miles, 2010608.29459.08

Source: United States Census Bureau

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