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Language Spoken At Home in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 71,507 | 100% |
English only | 62,167 | 86.9% |
Language other than English | 9,340 | 13.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,583 | 6.4% |
Spanish | 4,782 | 6.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,495 | 3.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,639 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,612 | 2.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 729 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 426 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 190 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 50 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 76,021 | 100% |
American | 1,712 | 2.3% |
Arab | 510 | 0.7% |
Czech | 104 | 0.1% |
Danish | 45 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 726 | 1.0% |
English | 4,693 | 6.2% |
French (except Basque) | 593 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 208 | 0.3% |
German | 13,439 | 17.7% |
Greek | 227 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 411 | 0.5% |
Irish | 22,861 | 30.1% |
Italian | 15,387 | 20.2% |
Lithuanian | 1,597 | 2.1% |
Norwegian | 121 | 0.2% |
Polish | 10,470 | 13.8% |
Portuguese | 196 | 0.3% |
Russian | 2,026 | 2.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 155 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 361 | 0.5% |
Slovak | 1,102 | 1.4% |
Subsaharan African | 69 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 481 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 317 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 1,162 | 1.5% |
Welsh | 4,452 | 5.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 207 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 29,694 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 17,212 | 58.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,493 | 25.2% |
Married-couple family | 11,041 | 37.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,223 | 14.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,585 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 790 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,586 | 15.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,480 | 8.4% |
Nonfamily households | 12,482 | 42.0% |
Householder living alone | 10,424 | 35.1% |
65 years and over | 4,615 | 15.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,080 | 27.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,083 | 30.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 70,458 | 100% |
Householder | 29,694 | 42.1% |
Spouse | 11,000 | 15.6% |
Child | 20,709 | 29.4% |
Other relatives | 3,711 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 5,344 | 7.6% |
Unmarried partner | 2,089 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 29,701 | 100% |
Never married | 13,071 | 44.0% |
Now married, except separated | 12,147 | 40.9% |
Separated | 508 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,310 | 4.4% |
Divorced | 2,665 | 9.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 33,391 | 100% |
Never married | 12,334 | 36.9% |
Now married, except separated | 11,656 | 34.9% |
Separated | 896 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 4,975 | 14.9% |
Divorced | 3,530 | 10.6% |
Fertility in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 951 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 449 | 47.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 83 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,179 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 426 | 36.1% |
Less than 1 year | 47 | 4.0% |
1 or 2 years | 137 | 11.6% |
3 or 4 years | 52 | 4.4% |
5 or more years | 190 | 16.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 426 | 100% |
Who are female | 258 | 60.6% |
Who are married | 330 | 77.5% |
School Enrollment in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 20,476 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,178 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 945 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,696 | 32.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,304 | 16.1% |
College or graduate school | 8,353 | 40.8% |
Educational Attainment in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 49,294 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,736 | 5.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,185 | 10.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 19,913 | 40.4% |
Some college, no degree | 8,099 | 16.4% |
Associate's degree | 3,602 | 7.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,357 | 12.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,402 | 6.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.8% |
Veteran Status in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 60,686 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,630 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 73,841 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,550 | 15.6% |
Under 18 years | 15,195 | 100% |
With a disability | 771 | 5.1% |
18 to 64 years | 46,976 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,982 | 12.7% |
65 years and over | 11,670 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,797 | 41.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 75,156 | 100% |
Same house | 63,051 | 83.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 11,782 | 15.7% |
Same county | 7,104 | 9.5% |
Different county | 4,678 | 6.2% |
Same state | 2,009 | 2.7% |
Different state | 2,669 | 3.6% |
Abroad | 323 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 76,021 | 100% |
Native | 70,184 | 92.3% |
Born in United States | 68,482 | 90.1% |
State of residence | 55,082 | 72.5% |
Different state | 13,400 | 17.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,702 | 2.2% |
Foreign born | 5,837 | 7.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,837 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,910 | 32.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,927 | 67.3% |
Year of Entry in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,539 | 100% |
Native | 1,702 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 0.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,694 | 99.5% |
Foreign born | 5,837 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 324 | 5.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,513 | 94.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Scranton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,837 | 100% |
Europe | 779 | 13.3% |
Asia | 2,469 | 42.3% |
Africa | 42 | 0.7% |
Oceania | 28 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 2,478 | 42.5% |
Northern America | 41 | 0.7% |