Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

129,056

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

13%

1.59% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$67,934

2.76% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$179,900

6.96% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA is home to a population of 129k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.48% of Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA residents were born outside of the country (4.49k people).

In 2024, there were 26.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (111k people) in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.15k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.72k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA are Spanish (4,914 households), Polish (365 households), and Italian (319 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

65,960

Women

51.1%

63,099

Men

48.9%

The resident population of Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA in 2024 was 129,059 inhabitants, with 48.9% men, and 51.1% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
111k ± 1.59k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.15k ± 694
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.72k ± 996

6.67%

Hispanic Population

8.6k people

6.67% of the people in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA are hispanic (8.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
838 ± 708 people
India
303 ± 427 people
Ireland
288 ± 416 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 838 Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA residents, followed by India with 303 and Ireland with 288.

Foreign-Born Population

3.48%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4.49k people

3.01%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.86k people

As of 2024, 3.48% of Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA residents (4.49k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA was 3.01%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
4,914 households (4%)
Polish
365 households (0.297%)
Italian
319 households (0.26%)

6.99% of the households in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA was Spanish. 4% of the households in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,370 ± 340
Gulf War (2001-)
1,363 ± 262
Gulf War (1990s)
943 ± 218

Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.74 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA.

Health

95.6% of the population of Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA has health coverage, with 46.9% on employee plans, 18.5% on Medicaid, 16.3% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 1.14% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

1,265 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pennsylvania

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see an average of 1,265 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pennsylvania in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.7% under 18 years, 19.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.38%

Uninsured

46.9%

Employer Coverage

18.5%

Medicaid

16.3%

Medicare

12.7%

Non-Group

1.14%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA declined by 3.88% from 4.56% to 4.38%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA employs 59.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA were General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,286 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,529 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,961 people), and the highest paying industries were Other schools & instruction and educational support services ($209,772), Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($126,462), and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($118,365).

Males in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA have an average income that is 1.28 times higher than the average income of females, which is $59,211. The income inequality in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.412, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

29,540

Women

49.3%

30,386

Men

50.7%

The workforce of Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA in 2024 was 59,926 people, with 49.3% woman, and 50.7% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

59.9k

2024 Value

−0.135%

1 Year decline

± −0.135%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA declined at a rate of −0.135%, from 60k employees to 59.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA, are Customer service representatives (2,008 people), Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (1,564 people), and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,509 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

59.9k

2024 Value

−0.135%

1 Year decline

± −0.135%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA declined at a rate of −0.135%, from 60k employees to 59.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,286 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,529 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,961 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA, though some of these residents may live in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,779

Median earning men ± $2,401

$40,285

Median earning women ± $1,334

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($69,814), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,043), and Information ($66,944).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($60,000), Wholesale Trade ($56,080), and Information ($51,597).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Education

The student population of Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 800 male students and 1,500 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA are White (560 and 72.9%), Hispanic or Latino (64 and 8.33%), Black or African American (59 and 7.68%), and Unknown (42 and 5.47%).

The largest universities in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA by number of degrees awarded are Misericordia University (580 and 75.4%), Fortis Institute-Forty Fort (155 and 20.2%), and Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing (34 and 4.42%).

The most popular majors in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA are General Health Services (101 and 13.1%), General Business Administration & Management (80 and 10.4%), and Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (76 and 9.88%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $38,400.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 71.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 2,300 (34.8% men and 65.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 2,300 students enrolled in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA, 34.8% men and 65.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,827 records, of which 66.8% were women and 33.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Health Services
101 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
75 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
40 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA was General Health Services with 101 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Misericordia University
580 degrees awarded
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort
155 degrees awarded
Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center Practical Nursing
34 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Misericordia University with 580 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 288 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA, which is 0.599 times less than the 481 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 560 degrees mean that there were 8.75 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 64 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($38,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,970) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,250) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 0.629% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.484% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (36.2k), Some college (20k), and Bachelors Degree (19.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA was $179,900 in 2024, which is 0.541 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $168,200 to $179,900, a 6.96% increase. The homeownership rate in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA is 68.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$179,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,934

$39,092

Median Property Taxes

±$1,360

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.8%

Homeownership

2024

60.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.8% of the housing units in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$67,934

Median Household Income

± $2,510

56.8k

Number of Households

± 1,831

In 2024, the median household income of the 56.8k households in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA grew to $67,934 from the previous year's value of $66,112.

The following chart displays the households in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.412

2024 Wage GINI in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA

0.409

2023 Wage GINI in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA

In 2024, the income inequality in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA was 0.412 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.574% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.9%)
Worked At Home (12%)
Carpooled (8.74%)

In 2024, 75.9% of workers in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12%) and those who carpooled to work (8.74%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.82% of the workforce in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA (16.4k out of 126k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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