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Luzerne, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $115,292 (it was $68,700 in 2000)
Luzerne:

$115,292
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,369 - $139,929

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $112,960
Here:

$112,960
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $103,393
Here:

$103,393
State:

$254,369

Total population: 2,839 (All urban)

Houses: 1,675 (1,407 occupied: 843 owner occupied, 583 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

41%
State:

31%

Housing density: 2,439 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: $637 (lower quartile is $495, upper quartile is $699)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,154


Median gross rent in Luzerne, PA in 2022: $752

Housing units in Luzerne with a mortgage: 478 (105 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 93 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $48,481

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $46,321

Median monthly housing costs: $709

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

Median year apartment built: 1952

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,726
  • Male householders: 563 (276 living alone), Female householders: 843 (360 living alone)
  • 362 spouses (362 opposite-sex spouses), 66 unmarried partners, (66 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 751 children (667 natural, 72 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 40 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4

Size of family households: 417 2-persons, 201 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 614 1-person, 82 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

113 married couples with children.
404 single-parent households (72 men, 332 women).

98.1% of residents of Luzerne speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 26 (1.0%)
(111.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.6
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Luzerne, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Luzerne, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 391 bedroom
  • 2112 bedrooms
  • 4813 bedrooms
  • 954 bedrooms
  • 185+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Luzerne, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Luzerne, Pennsylvania
  • 41no bedroom
  • 1181 bedroom
  • 2782 bedrooms
  • 1283 bedrooms
  • 194 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Luzerne in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Luzerne in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 67no vehicle
  • 3931 vehicle
  • 2222 vehicles
  • 1023 vehicles
  • 604 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Luzerne in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Luzerne in renter-occupied apartments
  • 172no vehicle
  • 2901 vehicle
  • 1072 vehicles
  • 73 vehicles
  • 84 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Luzerne, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Luzerne, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 103 rooms
  • 414 rooms
  • 965 rooms
  • 4076 rooms
  • 697 rooms
  • 688 rooms
  • 1539+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Luzerne, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Luzerne, Pennsylvania
  • 411 room
  • 132 rooms
  • 883 rooms
  • 1394 rooms
  • 1145 rooms
  • 1186 rooms
  • 447 rooms
  • 198 rooms
  • 79+ 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 Luzerne, PA
Luzerne borough income, earnings, and wages data

  • Luzerne, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Luzerne, PA in 2022
  • 169Less than $10,000
  • 175$10,000 to $19,999
  • 196$20,000 to $29,999
  • 172$30,000 to $39,999
  • 130$40,000 to $49,999
  • 115$50,000 to $59,999
  • 126$60,000 to $74,999
  • 91$75,000 to $99,999
  • 121$100,000 to $124,999
  • 24$125,000 to $149,999
  • 55$150,000 to $199,999
  • 45$200,000 or more

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

  • Distribution of house value in Luzerne, PA in 2022
  • 6$15,000 to $19,999
  • 11$20,000 to $24,999
  • 43$35,000 to $39,999
  • 29$40,000 to $49,999
  • 23$50,000 to $59,999
  • 16$60,000 to $69,999
  • 125$70,000 to $79,999
  • 6$80,000 to $89,999
  • 73$90,000 to $99,999
  • 226$100,000 to $124,999
  • 37$125,000 to $149,999
  • 111$150,000 to $174,999
  • 32$175,000 to $199,999
  • 15$200,000 to $249,999
  • 27$250,000 to $299,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Luzerne, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Luzerne, PA in 2022
  • 9$250 to $299
  • 17$300 to $349
  • 110$400 to $449
  • 57$450 to $499
  • 36$500 to $549
  • 23$550 to $599
  • 216$600 to $649
  • 33$650 to $699
  • 17$700 to $749
  • 49$800 to $899
  • 47$1,000 to $1,249
  • 43No cash rent
Work and jobs in Luzerne: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.4%
Number of people working at home: 138 (10.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 22
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 241
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 367
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 176
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 181
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 83
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 55
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 25
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 27
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 11
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 17
  • 90 or more minutes: 24
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Luzerne

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 907 (73.9%)
  • Carpooled: 94 (7.7%)
  • Walked: 84 (6.8%)
  • Worked at home: 138 (11.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 8.1%Males
  • 2.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 100.0%Females
Races in Luzerne detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Luzerne, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Luzerne, Pennsylvania
  • 02010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 61980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 20Before 1970
Ancestries in Luzerne, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • Polish: 167 (23.6%)
  • Italian: 132 (18.7%)
  • Irish: 98 (13.8%)
  • German: 41 (5.8%)
  • Slovak: 41 (5.8%)
  • Russian: 37 (5.2%)
  • Welsh: 29 (4.1%)
  • English: 21 (3.0%)
  • Eastern European: 16 (2.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 15 (2.1%)
  • Swedish: 12 (1.7%)
  • American: 11 (1.6%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 7 (1.0%)
  • European: 7 (1.0%)

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

Italy
Luzerne:

76.0% (19)
Pennsylvania:

1.8% (16,884)

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

  • This state: 2,399
  • Other state: 247
  • Northeast: 163
  • Midwest: 23
  • South: 18
  • West: 39

88.8% of Luzerne residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100.0% lived in Pennsylvania.


Luzerne:

88.8%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 32
  • 11th grade: 37
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 16
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 372
  • Less than 1 year of college: 61
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 113
  • Associate degree: 106
  • Bachelor's degree: 114
  • Master's degree: 9
  • Professional school degree: 26
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 10
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 16
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 2
  • 10th grade: 9
  • 11th grade: 6
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 57
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 337
  • Less than 1 year of college: 94
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 156
  • Associate degree: 299
  • Bachelor's degree: 98
  • Master's degree: 0
  • Professional school degree: 4
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Luzerne marital status for males
Luzerne marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,106
  • One, attached: 131
  • Two: 117
  • 3 or 4: 176
  • 5 to 9: 18
  • 10 to 19: 13
  • 20 to 49: 17
  • 50 or more: 96
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 21 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Luzerne
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Luzerne, PA
  • 79.7%Utility gas
  • 10.6%Electricity
  • 5.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Luzerne, PA
  • 65.3%Utility gas
  • 34.7%Electricity

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
Here:

18.4%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29
Here:

15.4%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37
Here:

63.8%
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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