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> Scranton--wilkes-barre, PA Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 533,662 | 100% |
English only | 491,825 | 92.2% |
Language other than English | 41,837 | 7.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,664 | 3.1% |
Spanish | 23,346 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,417 | 2.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 14,314 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,508 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,090 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,441 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 1,087 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 298 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 563,129 | 100% |
American | 20,320 | 3.6% |
Arab | 3,455 | 0.6% |
Czech | 2,203 | 0.4% |
Danish | 486 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 11,657 | 2.1% |
English | 39,637 | 7.0% |
French (except Basque) | 6,978 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 1,260 | 0.2% |
German | 106,325 | 18.9% |
Greek | 2,392 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 3,832 | 0.7% |
Irish | 126,369 | 22.4% |
Italian | 109,933 | 19.5% |
Lithuanian | 15,737 | 2.8% |
Norwegian | 1,034 | 0.2% |
Polish | 114,492 | 20.3% |
Portuguese | 907 | 0.2% |
Russian | 19,149 | 3.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,354 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 5,872 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 25,741 | 4.6% |
Subsaharan African | 1,183 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 2,947 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 1,385 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 7,355 | 1.3% |
Welsh | 30,333 | 5.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,026 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 228,192 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 145,530 | 63.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 58,037 | 25.4% |
Married-couple family | 105,607 | 46.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 37,648 | 16.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 11,084 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,753 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 28,839 | 12.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,636 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 82,662 | 36.2% |
Householder living alone | 71,036 | 31.1% |
65 years and over | 32,044 | 14.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 63,782 | 28.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 71,102 | 31.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 542,312 | 100% |
Householder | 228,192 | 42.1% |
Spouse | 105,577 | 19.5% |
Child | 153,725 | 28.3% |
Other relatives | 28,475 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 26,343 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 13,317 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 226,483 | 100% |
Never married | 80,115 | 35.4% |
Now married, except separated | 113,407 | 50.1% |
Separated | 4,178 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 8,102 | 3.6% |
Divorced | 20,681 | 9.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 243,939 | 100% |
Never married | 68,547 | 28.1% |
Now married, except separated | 110,210 | 45.2% |
Separated | 5,581 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 33,504 | 13.7% |
Divorced | 26,097 | 10.7% |
Fertility in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 6,001 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,688 | 44.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 93 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 9,941 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,691 | 37.1% |
Less than 1 year | 985 | 9.9% |
1 or 2 years | 745 | 7.5% |
3 or 4 years | 611 | 6.1% |
5 or more years | 1,350 | 13.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,691 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,254 | 61.1% |
Who are married | 2,535 | 68.7% |
School Enrollment in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 131,902 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 7,617 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 6,009 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 50,728 | 38.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 28,356 | 21.5% |
College or graduate school | 39,192 | 29.7% |
Educational Attainment in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 394,970 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 14,390 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 32,819 | 8.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 157,695 | 39.9% |
Some college, no degree | 70,716 | 17.9% |
Associate's degree | 32,247 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 54,312 | 13.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 32,791 | 8.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.1% |
Veteran Status in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 448,443 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 51,018 | 11.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 552,158 | 100% |
With a disability | 83,335 | 15.1% |
Under 18 years | 114,152 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,162 | 5.4% |
18 to 64 years | 341,987 | 100% |
With a disability | 40,991 | 12.0% |
65 years and over | 96,019 | 100% |
With a disability | 36,182 | 37.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 557,687 | 100% |
Same house | 491,444 | 88.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 64,579 | 11.6% |
Same county | 41,250 | 7.4% |
Different county | 23,329 | 4.2% |
Same state | 12,743 | 2.3% |
Different state | 10,586 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 1,664 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 563,129 | 100% |
Native | 537,632 | 95.5% |
Born in United States | 531,457 | 94.4% |
State of residence | 442,636 | 78.6% |
Different state | 88,821 | 15.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 6,175 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 25,497 | 4.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 25,497 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 10,293 | 40.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 15,204 | 59.6% |
Year of Entry in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 31,672 | 100% |
Native | 6,175 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 204 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,971 | 96.7% |
Foreign born | 25,497 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,087 | 4.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 24,410 | 95.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Scranton--wilkes-barre
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 25,497 | 100% |
Europe | 5,132 | 20.1% |
Asia | 6,236 | 24.5% |
Africa | 498 | 2.0% |
Oceania | 74 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 13,070 | 51.3% |
Northern America | 487 | 1.9% |