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Language Spoken At Home in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 202,780 | 100% |
English only | 186,290 | 91.9% |
Language other than English | 16,490 | 8.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,566 | 3.2% |
Spanish | 7,307 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,196 | 1.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 7,089 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,462 | 1.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,599 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 755 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 495 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 153 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 214,353 | 100% |
American | 7,073 | 3.3% |
Arab | 1,337 | 0.6% |
Czech | 554 | 0.3% |
Danish | 285 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 2,708 | 1.3% |
English | 15,841 | 7.4% |
French (except Basque) | 2,542 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 670 | 0.3% |
German | 38,384 | 17.9% |
Greek | 636 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 1,320 | 0.6% |
Irish | 57,546 | 26.8% |
Italian | 51,762 | 24.1% |
Lithuanian | 4,188 | 2.0% |
Norwegian | 454 | 0.2% |
Polish | 38,346 | 17.9% |
Portuguese | 519 | 0.2% |
Russian | 8,509 | 4.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 759 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 2,324 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 6,459 | 3.0% |
Subsaharan African | 176 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,191 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 764 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 3,905 | 1.8% |
Welsh | 12,794 | 6.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 331 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 86,155 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 55,264 | 64.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 22,611 | 26.2% |
Married-couple family | 40,388 | 46.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,201 | 17.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,106 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,718 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 10,770 | 12.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,692 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 30,891 | 35.9% |
Householder living alone | 26,213 | 30.4% |
65 years and over | 11,689 | 13.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 24,457 | 28.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 26,865 | 31.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 206,097 | 100% |
Householder | 86,155 | 41.8% |
Spouse | 40,363 | 19.6% |
Child | 59,293 | 28.8% |
Other relatives | 10,233 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 10,053 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 4,886 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 84,734 | 100% |
Never married | 29,231 | 34.5% |
Now married, except separated | 43,350 | 51.2% |
Separated | 1,522 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 3,109 | 3.7% |
Divorced | 7,522 | 8.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 93,901 | 100% |
Never married | 27,280 | 29.1% |
Now married, except separated | 42,161 | 44.9% |
Separated | 2,103 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 12,672 | 13.5% |
Divorced | 9,685 | 10.3% |
Fertility in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,102 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 780 | 37.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 80 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,500 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,095 | 31.3% |
Less than 1 year | 195 | 5.6% |
1 or 2 years | 285 | 8.1% |
3 or 4 years | 194 | 5.5% |
5 or more years | 421 | 12.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,095 | 100% |
Who are female | 667 | 60.9% |
Who are married | 765 | 69.9% |
School Enrollment in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 52,055 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,306 | 6.4% |
Kindergarten | 2,279 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,345 | 37.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 10,786 | 20.7% |
College or graduate school | 16,339 | 31.4% |
Educational Attainment in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 149,161 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,565 | 3.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 11,886 | 8.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 56,900 | 38.1% |
Some college, no degree | 25,019 | 16.8% |
Associate's degree | 12,425 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 22,972 | 15.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 14,394 | 9.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.1% |
Veteran Status in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 170,395 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 18,964 | 11.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 211,026 | 100% |
With a disability | 30,734 | 14.6% |
Under 18 years | 43,712 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,152 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 131,057 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,920 | 11.4% |
65 years and over | 36,257 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,662 | 37.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 212,395 | 100% |
Same house | 188,075 | 88.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 23,636 | 11.1% |
Same county | 14,738 | 6.9% |
Different county | 8,898 | 4.2% |
Same state | 4,395 | 2.1% |
Different state | 4,503 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 684 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 214,353 | 100% |
Native | 204,463 | 95.4% |
Born in United States | 201,586 | 94.0% |
State of residence | 166,509 | 77.7% |
Different state | 35,077 | 16.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,877 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 9,890 | 4.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 9,890 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,920 | 39.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,970 | 60.4% |
Year of Entry in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 12,767 | 100% |
Native | 2,877 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 31 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,846 | 98.9% |
Foreign born | 9,890 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 509 | 5.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,381 | 94.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lackawanna County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 9,890 | 100% |
Europe | 2,235 | 22.6% |
Asia | 3,674 | 37.1% |
Africa | 175 | 1.8% |
Oceania | 70 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 3,513 | 35.5% |
Northern America | 223 | 2.3% |