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Wilkes-Barre, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $109,283 (it was $65,500 in 2000)
Wilkes-Barre:

$109,283
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,971 - $153,955

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $119,842
Here:

$119,842
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $113,428
Here:

$113,428
State:

$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $121,203
Here:

$121,203
State:

$249,182

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $229,633
Here:

$229,633
State:

$297,446

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $176,970
Here:

$176,970
State:

$320,068

Mobile homes: $208,119
Here:

$208,119
State:

$92,414

Total population: 40,814 (All urban)

Houses: 19,967 (16,509 occupied: 8,010 owner occupied, 8,729 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

52%
State:

31%

Housing density: 2,915 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $67,190.

Median contract rent in 2022: $732 (lower quartile is $542, upper quartile is $951)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $505


Median gross rent in Wilkes-Barre, PA in 2022: $946

Housing units in Wilkes-Barre with a mortgage: 3,945 (456 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 344 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 137

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $76,289

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $55,039

Median monthly housing costs: $873

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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1964

Household type by relationship:

Households: 44,254
  • Male householders: 7,308 (2,606 living alone), Female householders: 9,201 (2,945 living alone)
  • 5,331 spouses (5,253 opposite-sex spouses), 1,799 unmarried partners, (1,740 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,561 children (11,885 natural, 77 adopted, 598 stepchildren), 1,033 grandchildren, 497 brothers or sisters, 602 parents, 145 foster children, 818 other relatives, 1,410 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,544

Size of family households: 4,159 2-persons, 2,362 3-persons, 1,934 4-persons, 841 5-persons, 517 6-persons, 301 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,354 1-person, 1,096 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

3,273 married couples with children.
5,395 single-parent households (1,029 men, 4,366 women).

75.2% of residents of Wilkes-Barre speak English at home.
22.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 6,671 (15.1%)
(45.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
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 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
  • 54no bedroom
  • 2191 bedroom
  • 1,1622 bedrooms
  • 4,7453 bedrooms
  • 1,3914 bedrooms
  • 4395+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
  • 880no bedroom
  • 2,1001 bedroom
  • 2,1482 bedrooms
  • 2,8893 bedrooms
  • 5194 bedrooms
  • 1945+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkes-Barre in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkes-Barre in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 485no vehicle
  • 2,8891 vehicle
  • 3,2772 vehicles
  • 9723 vehicles
  • 3144 vehicles
  • 735+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkes-Barre in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wilkes-Barre in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,635no vehicle
  • 4,1511 vehicle
  • 1,7242 vehicles
  • 1423 vehicles
  • 454 vehicles
  • 335+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1763 rooms
  • 3804 rooms
  • 1,1705 rooms
  • 2,7906 rooms
  • 1,4967 rooms
  • 7088 rooms
  • 1,2929+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
  • 7421 room
  • 4512 rooms
  • 1,4863 rooms
  • 1,7594 rooms
  • 1,1585 rooms
  • 1,9136 rooms
  • 6557 rooms
  • 2658 rooms
  • 3009+ 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 Wilkes-Barre, PA
  • Wilkes-Barre, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Wilkes-Barre, PA in 2022
  • 1,754Less than $10,000
  • 1,765$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,836$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,975$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,596$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,611$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,320$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,477$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,123$100,000 to $124,999
  • 437$125,000 to $149,999
  • 458$150,000 to $199,999
  • 520$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Wilkes-Barre, PA

  • Distribution of house value in Wilkes-Barre, PA in 2022
  • 179Less than $10,000
  • 25$10,000 to $14,999
  • 64$15,000 to $19,999
  • 25$20,000 to $24,999
  • 33$25,000 to $29,999
  • 99$30,000 to $34,999
  • 175$35,000 to $39,999
  • 244$40,000 to $49,999
  • 249$50,000 to $59,999
  • 628$60,000 to $69,999
  • 738$70,000 to $79,999
  • 482$80,000 to $89,999
  • 442$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,326$100,000 to $124,999
  • 542$125,000 to $149,999
  • 503$150,000 to $174,999
  • 509$175,000 to $199,999
  • 408$200,000 to $249,999
  • 125$250,000 to $299,999
  • 192$300,000 to $399,999
  • 107$400,000 to $499,999
  • 134$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Wilkes-Barre, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wilkes-Barre, PA in 2022
  • 141Less than $100
  • 153$100 to $149
  • 203$200 to $249
  • 196$250 to $299
  • 98$300 to $349
  • 152$350 to $399
  • 235$400 to $449
  • 513$450 to $499
  • 337$500 to $549
  • 495$550 to $599
  • 611$600 to $649
  • 434$650 to $699
  • 523$700 to $749
  • 309$750 to $799
  • 1,224$800 to $899
  • 779$900 to $999
  • 1,051$1,000 to $1,249
  • 172$1,250 to $1,499
  • 205$1,500 to $1,999
  • 10$2,000 to $2,499
  • 16$2,500 to $2,999
  • 74$3,500 or more
  • 872No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.7%
Number of people working at home: 1,372 (7.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 886
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,561
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,476
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,526
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,786
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 827
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,272
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 309
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 99
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 495
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 526
  • 90 or more minutes: 461
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wilkes-Barre

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 19,320 (77.7%)
  • Carpooled: 2,355 (9.5%)
  • Bus: 315 (1.3%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 4 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 184 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle: 84 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 987 (4.0%)
  • Worked at home: 1,372 (5.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 4.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 10.1%Males
  • 8.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 48.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 13.7%Males
  • 4.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 8.5%Males
  • 11.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 16.9%Males
  • 7.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
  • 3,1772010 or later
  • 1,7352000 to 2009
  • 9491990 to 1999
  • 1531980 to 1989
  • 741970 to 1979
  • 233Before 1970
Ancestries in Wilkes-Barre, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 1,994 (10.4%)
  • Polish: 1,538 (8.1%)
  • Italian: 1,138 (6.0%)
  • German: 781 (4.1%)
  • American: 536 (2.8%)
  • Jamaican: 465 (2.4%)
  • English: 315 (1.6%)
  • Lithuanian: 260 (1.4%)
  • European: 218 (1.1%)
  • Guyanese: 164 (0.9%)
  • Welsh: 156 (0.8%)
  • Ukrainian: 136 (0.7%)
  • African: 134 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 128 (0.7%)
  • Lebanese: 115 (0.6%)
  • Slovak: 112 (0.6%)
  • Scottish: 110 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 89 (0.5%)
  • Eastern European: 78 (0.4%)
  • French Canadian: 61 (0.3%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 57 (0.3%)
  • Portuguese: 44 (0.2%)
  • British West Indian: 43 (0.2%)
  • Syrian: 38 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 31 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 29 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 29 (0.2%)
  • Kenyan: 23 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 21 (0.1%)
  • Slovene: 20 (0.1%)
  • Ethiopian: 19 (0.10%)
  • Arab: 15 (0.08%)
  • Czech: 10 (0.05%)
  • Belgian: 8 (0.04%)
  • Norwegian: 7 (0.04%)
  • Swedish: 7 (0.04%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 6 (0.03%)
  • Iranian: 5 (0.03%)
  • British: 4 (0.02%)
  • Hungarian: 4 (0.02%)
  • Brazilian: 3 (0.02%)
  • Ghanaian: 3 (0.02%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 3 (0.02%)
  • Yugoslavian: 2 (0.01%)

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

Dominican Republic
Wilkes-Barre:

57.8% (3,832)
Pennsylvania:

9.2% (86,544)

Mexico
Wilkes-Barre:

13.9% (920)
Pennsylvania:

5.8% (54,190)

Dominica
Wilkes-Barre:

3.9% (260)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (2,729)

Ecuador
Wilkes-Barre:

3.9% (257)
Pennsylvania:

1.1% (10,035)

Jamaica
Wilkes-Barre:

3.8% (251)
Pennsylvania:

2.4% (22,612)

Colombia
Wilkes-Barre:

2.9% (191)
Pennsylvania:

1.5% (13,823)

Spain
Wilkes-Barre:

2.8% (186)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (2,635)

Philippines
Wilkes-Barre:

2.1% (139)
Pennsylvania:

2.2% (21,039)

Africa, n.e.c.
Wilkes-Barre:

2.0% (130)
Pennsylvania:

0.6% (5,479)

Vietnam
Wilkes-Barre:

1.6% (109)
Pennsylvania:

3.3% (31,542)

Guyana
Wilkes-Barre:

1.6% (107)
Pennsylvania:

0.5% (4,519)

Ukraine
Wilkes-Barre:

1.6% (106)
Pennsylvania:

2.1% (19,841)

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

  • This state: 24,150
  • Other state: 12,372
  • Northeast: 9,289
  • Midwest: 422
  • South: 2,085
  • West: 597

79.2% of Wilkes-Barre residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 37.0% lived in Pennsylvania.


Wilkes-Barre:

79.2%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 296
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 59
  • 5th and 6th grade: 89
  • 7th and 8th grade: 264
  • 9th grade: 89
  • 10th grade: 313
  • 11th grade: 208
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 416
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,901
  • Less than 1 year of college: 839
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,658
  • Associate degree: 1,322
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,726
  • Master's degree: 519
  • Professional school degree: 145
  • Doctorate degree: 157
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 623
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 124
  • 5th and 6th grade: 94
  • 7th and 8th grade: 184
  • 9th grade: 140
  • 10th grade: 278
  • 11th grade: 191
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 432
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,351
  • Less than 1 year of college: 925
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,634
  • Associate degree: 1,501
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,048
  • Master's degree: 661
  • Professional school degree: 90
  • Doctorate degree: 47
Educational Attainment for Females
Wilkes-Barre marital status for males
Wilkes-Barre marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,210
  • One, attached: 2,710
  • Two: 1,417
  • 3 or 4: 1,867
  • 5 to 9: 836
  • 10 to 19: 500
  • 20 to 49: 698
  • 50 or more: 1,648
  • Mobile homes: 79
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 3.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Wilkes-Barre
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wilkes-Barre, PA
  • 81.1%Utility gas
  • 11.0%Electricity
  • 5.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wilkes-Barre, PA
  • 65.0%Utility gas
  • 30.2%Electricity
  • 1.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 514
Here:

12.8%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 136
Here:

7.1%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,717
Here:

65.5%
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