In 2022, Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA had a population of 136k people with a median age of 39 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.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (61.8%), Other (Hispanic) (13%), Two+ (Hispanic) (7.26%), White (Hispanic) (6.1%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.92%).
26.2% 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.
91.1% of the residents in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA are U.S. citizens.
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).
In 2022, the median property value in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA was $142,600, and the homeownership rate was 61.5%.
Most people in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA was 2 cars per household.
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.