N/A of the households in Lackawanna County, 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.
In 2023, the median property value in Lackawanna County, PA was $189,900, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.
The economy of Lackawanna County, PA employs 101k people. The largest industries in Lackawanna County, PA are N/A, and the highest paying industries are N/A.
Males in Pennsylvania have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $62,610. The income inequality in Pennsylvania (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is approximately the same as than the national average.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lackawanna County, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (10,275 people), Sales & Related Occupations (10,139 people), and Management Occupations (8,931 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lackawanna County, PA.
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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.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lackawanna County, PA, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lackawanna County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Lackawanna County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
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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.
The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.
Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.
In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lackawanna County, PA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 53.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.94%).
John Fetterman and Dave McCormick 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.
In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lackawanna County, PA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 53.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.94%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Lackawanna County, PA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.
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.
The median tuition costs in N/A are $29,700 for private four year colleges, and $14,624 and $24,318 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
In 2022 in Lackawanna County, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 85%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 12,487 (41.5% men and 58.5% 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.
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.
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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.
The median property value in Lackawanna County, PA was $189,900 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $175,700 to $189,900, a 8.08% increase. The homeownership rate in Lackawanna County, PA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.
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 Lackawanna County, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lackawanna County, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
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The following chart displays the households in Lackawanna County, 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.
The closest comparable wage GINI for Lackawanna County, PA is from Pennsylvania.
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2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
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2021 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
In 2022, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
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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.
Using averages, employees in Lackawanna County, PA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Lackawanna County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Lackawanna County, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Lackawanna County, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lackawanna County, PA have N/A.
14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lackawanna County, PA (29.2k out of 208k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lackawanna County, PA is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.
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.
N/A% of the population of Lackawanna County, PA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Lackawanna County, PA see 1019 patients per year on average, which represents a 10.1% decrease from the previous year (1133 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1269 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 384 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lackawanna County, PA
Primary care physicians in Lackawanna County, PA see an average of 1,019 patients per year. This represents a 10.1% decrease from the previous year (1,133 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lackawanna County, PA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.1% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.5% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lackawanna County, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 31.9% in Lackawanna County, PA.
The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Lackawanna County, PA.