Scranton, PA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	76,415	100.0

Male	35,543	46.5
Female	40,872	53.5

Under 5 years	4,035	5.3
5 to 9 years	4,422	5.8
10 to 14 years	4,631	6.1
15 to 19 years	6,007	7.9
20 to 24 years	6,217	8.1
25 to 34 years	9,011	11.8
35 to 44 years	10,509	13.8
45 to 54 years	9,574	12.5
55 to 59 years	3,442	4.5
60 to 64 years	3,204	4.2
65 to 74 years	6,876	9.0
75 to 84 years	6,231	8.2
85 years and over	2,256	3.0

Median age (years)	38.8	(X)

18 years and over	60,538	79.2
Male	27,462	35.9
Female	33,076	43.3
21 years and over	55,657	72.8
62 years and over	17,289	22.6
65 years and over	15,363	20.1
Male	5,442	7.1
Female	9,921	13.0

RACE
One race	75,597	98.9
White	71,480	93.5
Black or African American	2,304	3.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	85	0.1
Asian	823	1.1
Asian Indian	310	0.4
Chinese	127	0.2
Filipino	33	0.0
Japanese	17	0.0
Korean	44	0.1
Vietnamese	114	0.1
Other Asian ¹	178	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	15	0.0
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	4	0.0
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	7	0.0
Some other race	890	1.2
Two or more races	818	1.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	72,200	94.5
Black or African American	2,744	3.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	236	0.3
Asian	961	1.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	34	0.0
Some other race	1,125	1.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	76,415	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,999	2.6
Mexican	566	0.7
Puerto Rican	892	1.2
Cuban	52	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	489	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	74,416	97.4
White alone	70,512	92.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	76,415	100.0
In households	71,539	93.6
Householder	31,303	41.0
Spouse	12,460	16.3
Child	20,668	27.0
Own child under 18 years	14,453	18.9
Other relatives	3,311	4.3
Under 18 years	968	1.3
Nonrelatives	3,797	5.0
Unmarried partner	1,470	1.9
In group quarters	4,876	6.4
Institutionalized population	1,560	2.0
Noninstitutionalized population	3,316	4.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	31,303	100.0
Family households (families)	18,112	57.9
With own children under 18 years	7,647	24.4
Married-couple family	12,460	39.8
With own children under 18 years	4,952	15.8
Female householder, no husband present	4,323	13.8
With own children under 18 years	2,165	6.9
Nonfamily households	13,191	42.1
Householder living alone	11,503	36.7
Householder 65 years and over	5,671	18.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	8,301	26.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	11,033	35.2

Average household size	2.29	(X)
Average family size	3.01	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	35,336	100.0
Occupied housing units	31,303	88.6
Vacant housing units	4,033	11.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	115	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	31,303	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	17,072	54.5
Renter-occupied housing units	14,231	45.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.49	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.04	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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