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

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2023 Population

136,766

0.375% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.5

1.28% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$56,505

1.8% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

61,537

0.242% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (60.2%), Other (Hispanic) (14.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (9.05%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.1%), and White (Hispanic) (4.12%).

27.1% 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).

Most people in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.4 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.

United States Pennsylvania

Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 4.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (82.3k people) in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.1k Other (Hispanic) and 12.4k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA are Spanish (30,618 households), Gujarati (465 households), and Other Indo-European Languages (383 households).

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
82.3k ± 1.37k
Other (Hispanic)
20.1k ± 1.65k
Two+ (Hispanic)
12.4k ± 1.57k

30.1%

Hispanic Population

41.1k people

30.1% of the people in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA are hispanic (41.1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
13,039 ± 2,665 people
Mexico
1,438 ± 926 people
El Salvador
606 ± 603 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 13,039 Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA residents, followed by Mexico with 1,438 and El Salvador with 606.

Foreign-Born Population

16.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

22.7k people

15.8%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

21.6k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
30,618 households (23.8%)
Gujarati
465 households (0.361%)
Other Indo-European Languages
383 households (0.297%)

27.1% 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, which is higher than the national average of 22%. 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 most common non-English language spoken in households in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA was Spanish. 23.8% of the households in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Economy

The economy of Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA employs 61.5k 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 .

Males in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA have an average income that is 1.29 times higher than the average income of females, which is $47,003. The income inequality in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.425, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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

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

Occupations

61.5k

2022 Value

−0.242%

1 Year decline

± −0.242%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA, are . 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

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

61.5k

2022 Value

−0.242%

1 Year decline

± −0.242%

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.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($75,227), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,875), and Public Administration ($66,973).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($57,513), Information ($51,394), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,978).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

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.

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.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.491%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick 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 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,780 male students and 4,900 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

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
140 degrees awarded
Other Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences
73 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
148 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA was Registered Nursing with 140 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Wilkes University
1,405 degrees awarded
King's College
647 degrees awarded
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton (214768)
121 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Wilkes University with 1,405 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 858 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA, which is 0.652 times less than the 1,315 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,690 degrees mean that there were 13.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 123 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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 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

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (39.4k), Some college (21.9k), and Secondary Education (17.9k).

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

People in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA is $56,505. In 2023, 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 $144,137, followed by Bucks County (Northern Central) PUMA, PA and Montgomery County (Southern Lower)--King of Prussia PUMA, PA, with respective values of $141,042 and $135,290.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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59.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA was Chester County (West)--Phoenixville Borough PUMA, PA with a value of $144,137, followed by Bucks County (Northern Central) PUMA, PA and Montgomery County (Southern Lower)--King of Prussia PUMA, PA, with respective values of $141,042 and $135,290.

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 (Total).

Household Income

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

$56,505

Median Household Income

± $2,280

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Number of Households

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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

0.425

2022 Wage GINI in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA

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2021 Wage GINI in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA

In 2022, the income inequality in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA was 0.425 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.56% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA 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 2023

Drove Alone (73%)
Carpooled (12.2%)
Worked At Home (8.16%)

In 2023, 73% of workers in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.2%) and those who worked at home (8.16%).

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

22.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.19% 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 12.4%. 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 Hispanic, followed by White 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.

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

91.5% of the population of Luzerne County (South Central)--Wilkes-Barre & Hazleton Cities PUMA, PA has health coverage, with 39.7% on employee plans, 26.7% on Medicaid, 13.5% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 0.918% 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

8.5%

Uninsured

39.7%

Employer Coverage

26.7%

Medicaid

13.5%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

0.918%

Military or VA

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.