Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA

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2022 Population

136,255

0.534% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bob Casey Jr.

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

2022 Median Household Income

$55,506

7.08% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA had a population of 136k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $55,506. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA grew from 135,531 to 136,255, a 0.534% increase and its median household income grew from $51,834 to $55,506, a 7.08% increase.

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None of the households in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. 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.

The largest universities in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA are Wilkes University (1,405 degrees awarded in 2022), King's College (647 degrees), and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton (214768) (121 degrees).

Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA borders Luzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA, Columbia & Luzerne (West) Counties--Bloomsburg Town & Berwick Borough PUMA, PA, Schuylkill County PUMA, PA, and Carbon & Lehigh (North) Counties PUMA, PA.

United States Pennsylvania

Economy

The economy of Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA are Restaurants & Food Services (3,633 people), Construction (3,271 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,944 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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Women

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Men

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The workforce of Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA.

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Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA, are Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (2,281 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,017 people), and Packers & packagers, hand (1,681 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA, are Restaurants & Food Services (3,633 people), Construction (3,271 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,944 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA, though some of these residents may live in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (50%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (48.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.15%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

Bob Casey Jr.

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA awarded 2,173 degrees. The student population of Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA are White (1,690 and 81.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (123 and 5.9%), Black or African American (91 and 4.36%), and Unknown (85 and 4.08%).

The largest universities in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA by number of degrees awarded are Wilkes University (1,405 and 64.7%), King's College (647 and 29.8%), and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton (214768) (121 and 5.57%).

The most popular majors in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA are Registered Nursing (275 and 12.7%), General Business Administration & Management (181 and 8.33%), and Educational & Instructional Technology (128 and 5.89%).

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

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

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

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA in false were N/A.

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

Median household income in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA is $55,506. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA was Chester County (West)--Phoenixville Borough PUMA, PA with a value of $137,038, followed by Bucks County (Northern Central) PUMA, PA and Montgomery County (Southern Lower)--King of Prussia PUMA, PA, with respective values of $136,870 and $130,374.

Rent vs Own

61.5%

Homeownership

2022

59.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 61.5% of the housing units in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA was Chester County (West)--Phoenixville Borough PUMA, PA with a value of $137,038, followed by Bucks County (Northern Central) PUMA, PA and Montgomery County (Southern Lower)--King of Prussia PUMA, PA, with respective values of $136,870 and $130,374.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$55,506

Median Household Income

± $2,571

52.3k

Number of Households

± 1,758

In 2022, the median household income of the 52.3k households in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA grew to $55,506 from the previous year's value of $51,834.

The following chart displays the households in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (73.4%)
Carpooled (12.6%)
Worked At Home (7.26%)

In 2022, 73.4% of workers in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.6%) and those who worked at home (7.26%).

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

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 3.43% of the workforce in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities 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 (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities 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 (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

91.8% of the population of Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA has health coverage, with 40.7% on employee plans, 25.9% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 0.794% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1216 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.491% decrease from the previous year (1222 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1410 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 397 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,216 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pennsylvania

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see an average of 1,216 patients per year. This represents a 0.491% decrease from the previous year (1,222 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 N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.18%

Uninsured

40.7%

Employer Coverage

25.9%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

11.2%

Non-Group

0.794%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA grew by 2% from 8.02% to 8.18%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.