In 2021, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA had a population of 567k people with a median age of 42.4 and a median household income of $57,568. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA grew from 554,787 to 566,743, a 2.16% increase and its median household income grew from $53,853 to $57,568, a 6.9% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.1%), White (Hispanic) (4.31%), Other (Hispanic) (3.39%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.27%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.75%).
None of the households in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, 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.
96.4% of the residents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA are University of Scranton (1,496 degrees awarded in 2021), Wilkes University (1,339 degrees), and Marywood University (756 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA was $147,500, and the homeownership rate was 67.1%.
Most people in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA was 2 cars per household.
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA borders Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, East Stroudsburg, PA, Pottsville, PA, and Sayre, PA.
