Language Spoken At Home in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,881 | 100% |
English only | 13,230 | 78.4% |
Language other than English | 3,651 | 21.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,374 | 8.1% |
Spanish | 862 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 337 | 2.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 922 | 5.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 248 | 1.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 43 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 33 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 1,824 | 10.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 756 | 4.5% |
Ancestry in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,116 | 100% |
American | 195 | 1.1% |
Arab | 1,809 | 10.0% |
Czech | 8 | 0.0% |
Danish | 11 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 157 | 0.9% |
English | 773 | 4.3% |
French (except Basque) | 267 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 57 | 0.3% |
German | 3,515 | 19.4% |
Greek | 28 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 312 | 1.7% |
Irish | 2,527 | 13.9% |
Italian | 3,010 | 16.6% |
Lithuanian | 36 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 54 | 0.3% |
Polish | 4,544 | 25.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 86 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 95 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 276 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 97 | 0.5% |
Subsaharan African | 33 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 81 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 249 | 1.4% |
Welsh | 42 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 12 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,218 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,309 | 52.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,853 | 22.5% |
Married-couple family | 2,557 | 31.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 893 | 10.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 539 | 6.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 253 | 3.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,213 | 14.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 707 | 8.6% |
Nonfamily households | 3,909 | 47.6% |
Householder living alone | 3,522 | 42.9% |
65 years and over | 1,394 | 17.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,964 | 23.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,637 | 32.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 17,838 | 100% |
Householder | 8,218 | 46.1% |
Spouse | 2,560 | 14.4% |
Child | 5,235 | 29.3% |
Other relatives | 926 | 5.2% |
Nonrelatives | 899 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 529 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,365 | 100% |
Never married | 2,936 | 39.9% |
Now married, except separated | 2,971 | 40.3% |
Separated | 216 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 221 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 1,021 | 13.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,674 | 100% |
Never married | 2,274 | 29.6% |
Now married, except separated | 2,865 | 37.3% |
Separated | 386 | 5.0% |
Widowed | 1,225 | 16.0% |
Divorced | 924 | 12.0% |
Fertility in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 326 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 65 | 19.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 8 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 141 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 139 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 26 | 18.7% |
Less than 1 year | 5 | 3.6% |
1 or 2 years | 12 | 8.6% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 9 | 6.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 26 | 100% |
Who are female | 20 | 76.9% |
Who are married | 9 | 34.6% |
School Enrollment in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,695 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 229 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 237 | 6.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,425 | 38.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 837 | 22.7% |
College or graduate school | 967 | 26.2% |
Educational Attainment in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,803 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,015 | 7.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,345 | 10.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,516 | 35.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,409 | 18.8% |
Associate's degree | 1,307 | 10.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,342 | 10.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 869 | 6.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.3% |
Veteran Status in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,421 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,358 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 17,910 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,580 | 20.0% |
Under 18 years | 3,603 | 100% |
With a disability | 225 | 6.2% |
18 to 64 years | 10,966 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,944 | 17.7% |
65 years and over | 3,341 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,411 | 42.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,841 | 100% |
Same house | 16,081 | 90.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,751 | 9.8% |
Same county | 1,539 | 8.6% |
Different county | 212 | 1.2% |
Same state | 137 | 0.8% |
Different state | 75 | 0.4% |
Abroad | 9 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 18,116 | 100% |
Native | 16,492 | 91.0% |
Born in United States | 15,989 | 88.3% |
State of residence | 14,665 | 81.0% |
Different state | 1,324 | 7.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 503 | 2.8% |
Foreign born | 1,624 | 9.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,624 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,056 | 65.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 568 | 35.0% |
Year of Entry in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,127 | 100% |
Native | 503 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 503 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,624 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,624 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lackawanna City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,624 | 100% |
Europe | 334 | 20.6% |
Asia | 1,078 | 66.4% |
Africa | 15 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 132 | 8.1% |
Northern America | 65 | 4.0% |