In 2019, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA had a population of 554k people with a median age of 42.4 and a median household income of $54,304. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA declined from 555,485 to 553,885, a −0.288% decrease and its median household income grew from $54,115 to $54,304, a 0.349% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.7%), White (Hispanic) (5.07%), Other (Hispanic) (3.66%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.65%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (1.86%). 0% of the households in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
97.1% of the residents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in N/A are University of Scranton (1,609 degrees awarded in 2020), Wilkes University (1,562 degrees), and Marywood University (810 degrees).
In 2019, the median property value in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA was $142,000, and the homeownership rate was 66.2%. Most people in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 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.