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Language Spoken At Home in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 304,142 | 100% |
English only | 279,584 | 91.9% |
Language other than English | 24,558 | 8.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 9,909 | 3.3% |
Spanish | 15,730 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,142 | 2.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,854 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,994 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,389 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 628 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 585 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 145 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 320,555 | 100% |
American | 11,470 | 3.6% |
Arab | 2,042 | 0.6% |
Czech | 1,555 | 0.5% |
Danish | 142 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 7,858 | 2.5% |
English | 20,061 | 6.3% |
French (except Basque) | 3,778 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 506 | 0.2% |
German | 60,495 | 18.9% |
Greek | 1,675 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 2,401 | 0.7% |
Irish | 63,356 | 19.8% |
Italian | 55,208 | 17.2% |
Lithuanian | 10,626 | 3.3% |
Norwegian | 494 | 0.2% |
Polish | 72,489 | 22.6% |
Portuguese | 369 | 0.1% |
Russian | 10,062 | 3.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,298 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 2,905 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 18,700 | 5.8% |
Subsaharan African | 973 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 1,499 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 522 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 3,328 | 1.0% |
Welsh | 15,824 | 4.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 685 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 131,000 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 82,609 | 63.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 32,510 | 24.8% |
Married-couple family | 59,306 | 45.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,494 | 15.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 6,394 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,745 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 16,909 | 12.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,271 | 7.1% |
Nonfamily households | 48,391 | 36.9% |
Householder living alone | 42,123 | 32.2% |
65 years and over | 19,152 | 14.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 36,132 | 27.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 41,039 | 31.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 308,823 | 100% |
Householder | 131,000 | 42.4% |
Spouse | 59,314 | 19.2% |
Child | 86,587 | 28.0% |
Other relatives | 17,072 | 5.5% |
Nonrelatives | 14,850 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 7,656 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 130,162 | 100% |
Never married | 47,367 | 36.4% |
Now married, except separated | 63,753 | 49.0% |
Separated | 2,506 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 4,643 | 3.6% |
Divorced | 11,893 | 9.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 138,257 | 100% |
Never married | 38,463 | 27.8% |
Now married, except separated | 61,864 | 44.7% |
Separated | 3,175 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 19,515 | 14.1% |
Divorced | 15,240 | 11.0% |
Fertility in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,570 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,753 | 49.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,043 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,474 | 40.9% |
Less than 1 year | 773 | 12.8% |
1 or 2 years | 431 | 7.1% |
3 or 4 years | 398 | 6.6% |
5 or more years | 872 | 14.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,474 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,501 | 60.7% |
Who are married | 1,691 | 68.4% |
School Enrollment in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 73,452 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,906 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 3,388 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 28,698 | 39.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 16,081 | 21.9% |
College or graduate school | 21,379 | 29.1% |
Educational Attainment in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 226,173 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 8,378 | 3.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 19,257 | 8.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 91,535 | 40.5% |
Some college, no degree | 42,469 | 18.8% |
Associate's degree | 18,253 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 29,032 | 12.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 17,249 | 7.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.5% |
Veteran Status in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 255,889 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 29,519 | 11.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 313,325 | 100% |
With a disability | 48,205 | 15.4% |
Under 18 years | 64,441 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,545 | 5.5% |
18 to 64 years | 193,513 | 100% |
With a disability | 23,803 | 12.3% |
65 years and over | 55,371 | 100% |
With a disability | 20,857 | 37.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 317,354 | 100% |
Same house | 278,204 | 87.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 38,190 | 12.0% |
Same county | 25,085 | 7.9% |
Different county | 13,105 | 4.1% |
Same state | 7,325 | 2.3% |
Different state | 5,780 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 960 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 320,555 | 100% |
Native | 305,313 | 95.2% |
Born in United States | 302,129 | 94.3% |
State of residence | 253,048 | 78.9% |
Different state | 49,081 | 15.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,184 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 15,242 | 4.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 15,242 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 6,240 | 40.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 9,002 | 59.1% |
Year of Entry in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 18,426 | 100% |
Native | 3,184 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 173 | 5.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,011 | 94.6% |
Foreign born | 15,242 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 572 | 3.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 14,670 | 96.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Luzerne County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 15,242 | 100% |
Europe | 2,763 | 18.1% |
Asia | 2,471 | 16.2% |
Africa | 300 | 2.0% |
Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 9,447 | 62.0% |
Northern America | 260 | 1.7% |