Living in Scranton School District, Pennsylvania

Overview

A total of 31,039 households are located in Scranton School District area. Among them, 8,676 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.00 people. The total number of children in the region is 19,719 and 19,746 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

6% (4,524) of residents are non-citizens and 18% (12,806) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Scranton School District, Pennsylvania
Household	31,039
Population	71,554
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	8,676 (28%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	19,719
Total Students	19,746
Pre-Kindergarten	1,337
Kindergarten	709
Grade 1-8	7,093
Grade 9-12	3,316
College/Graduate School	7,291
Veterans	61,232
Non-citizen	4,524
Non-English Home Language	12,806
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

63,269 residents are over the age of 16 and 35,952 people are in labor force. Among them, 35,947 people are in civilian labor force and 5 are in armed labor force. 34,071 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Scranton School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	33,568	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	24,243	72.22%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	5,134	15.29%
Public transportation	601	1.79%
Walked	1,823	5.43%
Other method	425	1.27%
Worked from home	1,342	4.00%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,071	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	10,171	29.85%
Service	7,274	21.35%
Sales and office	7,388	21.68%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,494	7.32%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,744	19.79%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,071	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	235	0.69%
Construction	1,770	5.20%
Manufacturing	3,623	10.63%
Wholesale trade	1,306	3.83%
Retail trade	4,109	12.06%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,180	6.40%
Information	720	2.11%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,968	5.78%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,453	7.20%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	9,434	27.69%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,321	9.75%
Other services, except public administration	1,458	4.28%
Public administration	1,494	4.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,071	-
Private wage and salary workers	28,703	84.24%
Government workers	3,666	10.76%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,594	4.68%
Unpaid family workers	108	0.32%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $55,768 for the 31,039 households in Scranton School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $26,077. 70,175 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.19%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	31,039	-
Less than $10,000	2,890	9.31%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,541	8.19%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,730	15.24%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,672	11.83%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,353	14.02%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,357	17.26%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,328	10.72%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,654	8.55%
$150,000 - $199,999	856	2.76%
More than $200,000	658	2.12%
Median Household Income	$40,608	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$55,768	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	17,525	-
Less than $10,000	1,225	6.99%
$10,000 - $14,999	774	4.42%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,794	10.24%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,955	11.16%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,286	13.04%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,644	20.79%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,494	14.23%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,026	11.56%
$150,000 - $199,999	754	4.30%
More than $200,000	573	3.27%

Median Family Income	$54,607	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$68,810	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,077	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,064	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,064	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	74,504	-
With health insurance coverage	70,175	94.19%
Public coverage	34,424	46.20%
Private health insurance	45,697	61.33%
Without health insurance coverage	4,329	5.81%

Housing

There are 36,111 housing units in Scranton School District area, Pennsylvania with 31,039 units (85.95%) occupied. 15,068 houses (48.55%) are occupied by owner and 15,971 houses (51.45%) are rented. The average housing value is $103,000 and the average rental cost is $782. 261 houses (0.72%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 23,065 houses (63.87%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	36,111	-
Occupied	31,039	85.95%
Owner Occupied	15,068	48.55%
Renter Occupied	15,971	51.45%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	16,984	47.03%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	4,522	12.52%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	14,537	40.26%
Mobile Homes	68	0.19%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	36,111	-
Built 2014 or later	261	0.72%
Built 2010 - 2013	172	0.48%
Built 2000 - 2009	731	2.02%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,293	3.58%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,686	4.67%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,919	8.08%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,471	6.84%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,513	9.73%
Built 1949 or earlier	23,065	63.87%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	36,111	-
1 room	721	2.00%
2 rooms	578	1.60%
3 rooms	3,251	9.00%
4 rooms	5,515	15.27%
5 rooms	6,957	19.27%
6 rooms	8,475	23.47%
7 rooms	4,278	11.85%
8 rooms	2,792	7.73%
9 rooms or more	3,544	9.81%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	36,111	-
no bedroom	771	2.14%
1 bedroom	5,611	15.54%
2 bedrooms	9,416	26.08%
3 bedrooms	14,795	40.97%
4 bedrooms	3,792	10.50%
5 bedrooms or more	1,726	4.78%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	15,068	-
Less than $50,000	1,096	7.27%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,132	40.70%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,016	26.65%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,849	12.27%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,413	9.38%
$300,000 - $499,999	359	2.38%
$500,000 - $999,999	171	1.13%
$1,000,000 or more	32	0.21%
Median House Value	$103,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	15,166	-
Less than $500	2,208	14.56%
$500 - $999	9,514	62.73%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,799	18.46%
$1,500 - $1,999	547	3.61%
$2,000 - $2,499	57	0.38%
$2,500 - $2,999	41	0.27%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$782	-

Demographic

A total of 77,054 people lives in Scranton School District area, Pennsylvania with 38,155 male and 38,899 female. The males to female ratio is 49.52 to 50.48. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	77,054	-
Male	38,155	49.52%
Female	38,899	50.48%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	77,054	-
Under 5 years	4,471	5.80%
5 - 9 years	4,313	5.60%
10 - 14 years	4,267	5.54%
15 - 19 years	5,677	7.37%
20 - 24 years	7,245	9.40%
25 - 34 years	10,391	13.49%
35 - 44 years	8,716	11.31%
45 - 54 years	9,299	12.07%
55 - 59 years	5,072	6.58%
60 - 64 years	4,562	5.92%
65 - 74 years	7,125	9.25%
75 - 84 years	3,664	4.76%
85 years and older	2,252	2.92%
Median Age	37.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	77,054	-
One Race	73,674	95.61%
White	64,027	83.09%
Black or African American	4,511	5.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native	43	0.06%
Asian	3,596	4.67%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	54	0.07%
Other	1,443	1.87%

Two or more races	3,380	4.39%
White and Black or African American	1,710	2.22%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	526	0.68%
White and Asian	382	0.50%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	7	0.01%

Living in Scranton School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic