Wayne County vs. Lackawanna County

Wayne County (PA)Lackawanna County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)51,276210,793
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.0%-1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)52,850214,439
Population, Census, April 1, 201052,822214,437
Persons under 5 years, percent4.3%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.6%20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent24.2%20.0%
Female persons, percent47.0%51.5%
White alone, percent94.3%90.7%
Black or African American alone, percent3.5%3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent0.7%3.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.7%8.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent90.3%84.3%
Veterans, 2014-20184,56514,038
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.9%5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)32,403100,718
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.5%65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$181,000$149,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,369$1,334
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$530$562
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$816$779
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20135.9%26.3%
Building permits, 2018122212
Households, 2014-201818,73986,628
Persons per household, 2014-20182.542.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.4%87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.6%9.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.4%83.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.1%76.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.8%90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.4%27.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.1%10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.6%6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.5%59.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.0%54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)144,575411,659
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)187,9971,805,524
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)711,1053,186,342
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,687$14,856
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.121.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,851$50,875
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,570$28,427
Persons in poverty, percent13.0%14.2%
Total employer establishments, 20171,3145,275
Total employment, 201712,41090,517
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)447,0563,564,678
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.1%-5.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,82112,292
All firms, 20125,27016,099
Men-owned firms, 20123,3369,777
Women-owned firms, 20121,0434,533
Minority-owned firms, 20121791,154
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,89314,386
Veteran-owned firms, 20126531,535
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,23913,620
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%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, 200726.8%23.5%
Population per square mile, 201072.8467.1
Land area in square miles, 2010725.60459.08

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