Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

111,025

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

18.7%

3.19% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$58,161

2.59% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$169,600

6.73% 1-year growth

Health

93.5% of the population of Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA has health coverage, with 43.5% on employee plans, 25% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 9.87% on non-group plans, and 1.1% 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, 49.1% were men and 50.9% 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 22.8% under 18 years, 22.8% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.51%

Uninsured

43.5%

Employer Coverage

25%

Medicaid

14%

Medicare

9.87%

Non-Group

1.1%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA grew by 8.71% from 5.99% to 6.51%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA employs 48.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA were Restaurants & Food Services (4,005 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,593 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (1,984 people), and the highest paying industries were Offices of physicians ($173,518), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($125,183), and Nondepository credit & related activities ($118,842).

Males in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA have an average income that is 1.06 times higher than the average income of females, which is $59,192. The income inequality in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.431, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

23,638

Women

48.7%

24,875

Men

51.3%

The workforce of Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA in 2024 was 48,513 people, with 48.7% woman, and 51.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA.

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

Occupations

48.5k

2024 Value

−0.994%

1 Year decline

± −0.994%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA declined at a rate of −0.994%, from 49k employees to 48.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,529 people), Registered nurses (1,468 people), and Cashiers (1,235 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs 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

48.5k

2024 Value

−0.994%

1 Year decline

± −0.994%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA declined at a rate of −0.994%, from 49k employees to 48.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA, are Restaurants & Food Services (4,005 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,593 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (1,984 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA, though some of these residents may live in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,284

Median earning men ± $1,700

$37,926

Median earning women ± $1,601

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,256), Public Administration ($74,299), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,931), Information ($52,083), and Public Administration ($47,116).

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 Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 5,134 male students and 7,169 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA are White (2,310 and 71.8%), Hispanic or Latino (296 and 9.2%), Black or African American (182 and 5.66%), and Unknown (180 and 5.6%).

The largest universities in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA by number of degrees awarded are University of Scranton (1,376 and 40.6%), Marywood University (786 and 23.2%), and Lackawanna College (475 and 14%).

The most popular majors in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA are General Business Administration & Management (237 and 6.98%), Registered Nursing (159 and 4.69%), and Accounting (130 and 3.83%).

The median tuition costs are $17,450 for private four year colleges, and $14,624 and $24,808 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 78.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 13.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 12,303 (41.7% men and 58.3% 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 12,303 students enrolled in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA, 41.7% men and 58.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 8,151 records, of which 59.1% were women and 40.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
107 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
96 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
92 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA was Registered Nursing with 107 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Scranton
1,376 degrees awarded
Marywood University
786 degrees awarded
Lackawanna College
475 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Scranton with 1,376 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 1,333 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA, which is 0.647 times less than the 2,060 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 2,310 degrees mean that there were 7.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 296 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, 2-year ($18,900) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($2,325) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,840) 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, 0.634% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.793% 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 Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (32.1k), Some college (17.9k), and Bachelors Degree (12.8k).

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 Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA was $169,600 in 2024, which is 0.51 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $158,900 to $169,600, a 6.73% increase. The homeownership rate in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA is 54.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA have an average commute time of 19.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$169,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,628

$24,484

Median Property Taxes

±$1,142

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--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.6%

Homeownership

2024

58.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 54.6% of the housing units in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs 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.

$58,161

Median Household Income

± $3,151

44.8k

Number of Households

± 1,570

In 2024, the median household income of the 44.8k households in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA grew to $58,161 from the previous year's value of $56,693.

The following chart displays the households in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs 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

0.431

2024 Wage GINI in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA

0.446

2023 Wage GINI in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA

In 2024, the income inequality in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA was 0.431 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 3.22% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.9%)
Carpooled (10.4%)
Worked At Home (9.54%)

In 2024, 73.9% of workers in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.4%) and those who worked at home (9.54%).

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

19.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA have a shorter commute time (19.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.35% of the workforce in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs 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 Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, 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--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs PUMA, PA (19.6k out of 105k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lackawanna County--Scranton City, Dunmore, Old Forge, Taylor & Moosic Boroughs 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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