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Scranton, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $153,200 (it was $78,400 in 2000)
Scranton:

$153,200
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $103,600 - $198,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $156,454
Here:

$156,454
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $136,328
Here:

$136,328
State:

$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $221,284
Here:

$221,284
State:

$249,182

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $308,892
Here:

$308,892
State:

$297,446

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $67,870
Here:

$67,870
State:

$320,068

Mobile homes: $76,044
Here:

$76,044
State:

$92,414

Total population: 75,281 (All urban)

Houses: 37,299 (31,998 occupied: 15,920 owner occupied, 16,078 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

50%
State:

31%

Housing density: 1,479 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $113,071.

Median contract rent in 2022: $760 (lower quartile is $567, upper quartile is $942)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $683


Median gross rent in Scranton, PA in 2022: $966

Housing units in Scranton with a mortgage: 7,464 (798 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 705 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 736

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $80,420

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $53,401

Median monthly housing costs: $944

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Scranton, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1948

Household type by relationship:

Households: 75,838
  • Male householders: 15,109 (4,934 living alone), Female householders: 16,889 (7,505 living alone)
  • 8,996 spouses (8,850 opposite-sex spouses), 3,335 unmarried partners, (3,290 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 20,120 children (19,409 natural, 0 adopted, 711 stepchildren), 1,629 grandchildren, 603 brothers or sisters, 479 parents, 0 foster children, 982 other relatives, 2,192 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 5,504

Size of family households: 7,043 2-persons, 4,173 3-persons, 2,683 4-persons, 1,438 5-persons, 581 6-persons, 199 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,439 1-person, 2,956 2-persons, 212 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 182 5-persons.

5,713 married couples with children.
7,203 single-parent households (736 men, 6,467 women).

81.4% of residents of Scranton speak English at home.
11.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (41% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 7,477 (9.9%)
(56.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 7561 bedroom
  • 2,3962 bedrooms
  • 8,5873 bedrooms
  • 3,3104 bedrooms
  • 8715+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • 358no bedroom
  • 4,4771 bedroom
  • 5,7532 bedrooms
  • 4,7723 bedrooms
  • 6104 bedrooms
  • 1085+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Scranton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Scranton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 778no vehicle
  • 5,8141 vehicle
  • 6,1962 vehicles
  • 2,0303 vehicles
  • 8324 vehicles
  • 2705+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Scranton in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Scranton in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4,309no vehicle
  • 7,5881 vehicle
  • 3,5772 vehicles
  • 4223 vehicles
  • 1824 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 682 rooms
  • 3813 rooms
  • 5614 rooms
  • 1,9445 rooms
  • 5,6126 rooms
  • 2,8637 rooms
  • 2,0098 rooms
  • 2,4829+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • 3581 room
  • 7912 rooms
  • 3,2883 rooms
  • 3,7654 rooms
  • 2,9235 rooms
  • 3,1396 rooms
  • 1,2477 rooms
  • 4418 rooms
  • 1269+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Scranton, PA
Scranton city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Scranton, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Scranton, PA in 2022
  • 2,436Less than $10,000
  • 4,252$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,360$20,000 to $29,999
  • 3,640$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,596$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,279$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,419$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,442$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,368$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,557$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,484$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,165$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Scranton, PA

  • Distribution of house value in Scranton, PA in 2022
  • 160Less than $10,000
  • 86$10,000 to $14,999
  • 92$15,000 to $19,999
  • 64$20,000 to $24,999
  • 56$30,000 to $34,999
  • 187$40,000 to $49,999
  • 318$50,000 to $59,999
  • 667$60,000 to $69,999
  • 736$70,000 to $79,999
  • 628$80,000 to $89,999
  • 683$90,000 to $99,999
  • 2,097$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,882$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,396$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2,052$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,499$200,000 to $249,999
  • 979$250,000 to $299,999
  • 550$300,000 to $399,999
  • 276$400,000 to $499,999
  • 321$500,000 to $749,999
  • 191$750,000 to $999,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Scranton, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Scranton, PA in 2022
  • 70$150 to $199
  • 1,157$200 to $249
  • 206$250 to $299
  • 193$300 to $349
  • 364$350 to $399
  • 568$400 to $449
  • 211$450 to $499
  • 714$500 to $549
  • 600$550 to $599
  • 837$600 to $649
  • 730$650 to $699
  • 1,476$700 to $749
  • 1,260$750 to $799
  • 2,277$800 to $899
  • 967$900 to $999
  • 1,153$1,000 to $1,249
  • 717$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,164$1,500 to $1,999
  • 47$2,000 to $2,499
  • 48$2,500 to $2,999
  • 1,319No cash rent
Work and jobs in Scranton: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.9%
Number of people working at home: 2,864 (8.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,342
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 4,645
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 7,955
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 6,271
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 4,322
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 878
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,064
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 556
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 412
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 782
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 664
  • 90 or more minutes: 201
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Scranton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 30,287 (78.3%)
  • Carpooled: 2,777 (7.2%)
  • Bus: 206 (0.5%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 1 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 282 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 59 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 1,518 (3.9%)
  • Worked at home: 3,043 (7.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.4%Males
  • 3.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 3.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 57.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • 3.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 8.1%Males
  • 5.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.3%Males
  • 13.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 7.1%Males
  • 9.3%Females
Races in Scranton detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Scranton, Pennsylvania
  • 4,0132010 or later
  • 2,2532000 to 2009
  • 8291990 to 1999
  • 4151980 to 1989
  • 2121970 to 1979
  • 589Before 1970
Ancestries in Scranton, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 5,428 (15.5%)
  • Italian: 4,661 (13.3%)
  • Polish: 2,422 (6.9%)
  • German: 1,986 (5.7%)
  • English: 1,363 (3.9%)
  • American: 1,313 (3.8%)
  • Russian: 464 (1.3%)
  • Welsh: 421 (1.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 305 (0.9%)
  • French: 209 (0.6%)
  • European: 204 (0.6%)
  • Slovak: 186 (0.5%)
  • Turkish: 174 (0.5%)
  • Eastern European: 169 (0.5%)
  • Northern European: 128 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 126 (0.4%)
  • Portuguese: 103 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 102 (0.3%)
  • Bulgarian: 98 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 90 (0.3%)
  • Guyanese: 89 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 77 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 71 (0.2%)
  • Scottish: 67 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 63 (0.2%)
  • Kenyan: 61 (0.2%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 60 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 53 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 46 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 40 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 39 (0.1%)
  • Albanian: 37 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 36 (0.1%)
  • African: 33 (0.09%)
  • Carpatho Rusyn: 31 (0.09%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 30 (0.09%)
  • Lebanese: 27 (0.08%)
  • Iranian: 27 (0.08%)
  • Afghan: 19 (0.05%)
  • Cape Verdean: 17 (0.05%)
  • Israeli: 16 (0.05%)
  • British: 15 (0.04%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 13 (0.04%)
  • Swedish: 13 (0.04%)
  • Romanian: 12 (0.03%)
  • Arab: 12 (0.03%)
  • Egyptian: 11 (0.03%)
  • Norwegian: 11 (0.03%)
  • Slavic: 11 (0.03%)
  • Yugoslavian: 10 (0.03%)
  • Slovene: 7 (0.02%)
  • Nigerian: 4 (0.01%)
  • British West Indian: 4 (0.01%)
  • Croatian: 3 (0.01%)
  • Armenian: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

India
Scranton:

15.0% (1,195)
Pennsylvania:

10.7% (100,596)

Dominican Republic
Scranton:

13.2% (1,053)
Pennsylvania:

9.2% (86,544)

Mexico
Scranton:

12.4% (988)
Pennsylvania:

5.8% (54,190)

Honduras
Scranton:

5.9% (471)
Pennsylvania:

0.9% (8,463)

Nepal
Scranton:

5.1% (406)
Pennsylvania:

0.7% (6,855)

Bhutan
Scranton:

4.0% (316)
Pennsylvania:

0.8% (7,882)

Russia
Scranton:

3.1% (249)
Pennsylvania:

1.6% (15,272)

Brazil
Scranton:

3.0% (242)
Pennsylvania:

1.4% (13,077)

Ecuador
Scranton:

3.0% (239)
Pennsylvania:

1.1% (10,035)

Philippines
Scranton:

2.9% (230)
Pennsylvania:

2.2% (21,039)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Scranton:

2.6% (209)
Pennsylvania:

7.2% (67,704)

Cuba
Scranton:

2.4% (192)
Pennsylvania:

0.6% (6,036)

Tanzania
Scranton:

2.3% (186)
Pennsylvania:

0.1% (1,263)

Nicaragua
Scranton:

2.3% (181)
Pennsylvania:

0.2% (1,752)

Vietnam
Scranton:

2.1% (170)
Pennsylvania:

3.3% (31,542)

Turkey
Scranton:

1.7% (136)
Pennsylvania:

0.5% (4,441)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 50,150
  • Other state: 15,898
  • Northeast: 11,714
  • Midwest: 698
  • South: 2,911
  • West: 575

80.4% of Scranton residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39.7% lived in Pennsylvania.


Scranton:

80.4%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 224
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 48
  • 5th and 6th grade: 220
  • 7th and 8th grade: 162
  • 9th grade: 244
  • 10th grade: 330
  • 11th grade: 560
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 617
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,978
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,326
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,126
  • Associate degree: 1,701
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,949
  • Master's degree: 991
  • Professional school degree: 351
  • Doctorate degree: 599
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 516
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 153
  • 5th and 6th grade: 93
  • 7th and 8th grade: 285
  • 9th grade: 270
  • 10th grade: 531
  • 11th grade: 1,044
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 713
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,972
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,974
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,674
  • Associate degree: 2,714
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,646
  • Master's degree: 1,204
  • Professional school degree: 249
  • Doctorate degree: 346
Educational Attainment for Females
Scranton marital status for males
Scranton marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 19,053
  • One, attached: 3,811
  • Two: 4,136
  • 3 or 4: 4,906
  • 5 to 9: 896
  • 10 to 19: 1,293
  • 20 to 49: 640
  • 50 or more: 2,357
  • Mobile homes: 207
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 25 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Scranton
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Scranton, PA
  • 86.0%Utility gas
  • 7.4%Electricity
  • 3.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Coal or coke
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Scranton, PA
  • 62.9%Utility gas
  • 30.7%Electricity
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.3%Other fuel
  • 1.3%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 404
Here:

5.7%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 577
Here:

13.1%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,748
Here:

71.2%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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