Housing density: 531 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $138,564.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,059 (lower quartile is $820, upper quartile is $1,286)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,418
Median gross rent in Wilkes-Barre Township, PA in 2022: $1,356
Housing units in Wilkes-Barre Township with a mortgage: 336 (45 second mortgage, 65 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 469
Compare current foreclosures near Wilkes-Barre Township, PA:
In family households: 251,124 (56,875 male householders, 26,216 female householders)
59,213 spouses, 85,943 children (80,391 natural, 1,957 adopted, 3,595 stepchildren), 5,423 grandchildren, 2,910 brothers or sisters, 3,270 parents, foster children, 2,694 other relatives, 7,025 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 58,003 (22,227 male householders (17,950 living alone)), 26,614 female householders (23,531 living alone)), 9,162 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 11,791 (7,371 institutionalized population)
46,237 married couples with children.
15,256 single-parent households (3,534 men, 11,722 women).
90.6% of residents of Wilkes-Barre Township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 41% speak English not well).
5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 607 (18.4%)
(46.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania
251995 to March 2000
251990 to 1994
131985 to 1989
271980 to 1984
01975 to 1979
261970 to 1974
01965 to 1969
17Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Polish: 1,068 (28.2%)
Irish: 404 (10.7%)
German: 297 (7.8%)
Russian: 282 (7.4%)
Other: 278 (7.3%)
Slovak: 276 (7.3%)
Italian: 272 (7.2%)
Welsh: 199 (5.3%)
English: 190 (5.0%)
Lithuanian: 170 (4.5%)
Ukrainian: 64 (1.7%)
United States: 53 (1.4%)
Dutch: 47 (1.2%)
Arab: 44 (1.2%)
Greek: 34 (0.9%)
Scotch-Irish: 27 (0.7%)
Czech: 23 (0.6%)
Swedish: 22 (0.6%)
French: 18 (0.5%)
Hungarian: 15 (0.4%)
Scottish: 3 (0.08%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Japan
Wilkes-Barre Township:
13.5% (18)
Pennsylvania:
1.2% (5,852)
Germany
Wilkes-Barre Township:
10.5% (14)
Pennsylvania:
5.1% (25,685)
Russia
Wilkes-Barre Township:
9.8% (13)
Pennsylvania:
2.7% (13,885)
Ukraine
Wilkes-Barre Township:
9.8% (13)
Pennsylvania:
3.3% (16,897)
India
Wilkes-Barre Township:
9.0% (12)
Pennsylvania:
7.4% (37,541)
Vietnam
Wilkes-Barre Township:
7.5% (10)
Pennsylvania:
5.2% (26,656)
Syria
Wilkes-Barre Township:
6.8% (9)
Pennsylvania:
0.6% (2,919)
United Kingdom
Wilkes-Barre Township:
6.0% (8)
Pennsylvania:
4.6% (23,171)
Lebanon
Wilkes-Barre Township:
6.0% (8)
Pennsylvania:
0.5% (2,303)
Italy
Wilkes-Barre Township:
5.3% (7)
Pennsylvania:
6.0% (30,559)
Greece
Wilkes-Barre Township:
4.5% (6)
Pennsylvania:
1.4% (7,362)
Poland
Wilkes-Barre Township:
4.5% (6)
Pennsylvania:
2.3% (11,916)
Austria
Wilkes-Barre Township:
3.8% (5)
Pennsylvania:
0.5% (2,714)
Mexico
Wilkes-Barre Township:
3.0% (4)
Pennsylvania:
4.8% (24,232)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,764
Other state: 327
Northeast: 140
Midwest: 14
South: 106
West: 67
67% of Wilkes-Barre Township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Pennsylvania.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 41
9th grade: 31
10th grade: 67
11th grade: 46
12th grade, no diploma: 43
High school graduate (or equivalency): 483
Less than 1 year of college: 39
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 143
Associate degree: 50
Bachelor's degree: 116
Master's degree: 47
Professional school degree: 24
Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 53
7th and 8th grade: 118
9th grade: 58
10th grade: 35
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 32
High school graduate (or equivalency): 517
Less than 1 year of college: 39
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 162
Associate degree: 71
Bachelor's degree: 109
Master's degree: 42
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 845
One, attached: 215
Two: 124
3 or 4: 127
5 to 9: 145
10 to 19: 57
20 to 49: 13
50 or more: 22
Mobile homes: 24
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,635
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%
