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Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
At a Glance
Population 215,896 County Seat Lackawanna County Courthouse State FIPS 42 County FIPS 069 Num Towns 26 Census-Designated Places 7 Total Town Population 176,703 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 215,672 Median Age 41.9 Veterans 11,569 Housing Units 99,900 Uninsured 1,394 Net Migration (recent) 275 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 5,189 Total Employees 89,052 Avg Annual Pay $53,720 Median Household Income $63,739 Poverty Rate 13.0% Unemployment Rate 4.8% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $69,947 Federal Spending FY2024 $1,742,129,300 Federal Spending Per Capita $8,069
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $175,700 Median Rent $917 FMR Studio $779 FMR 1BR $928 FMR 2BR $1,123 FMR 3BR $1,462 FMR 4BR $1,596
Health & Safety
Hospitals 130 EMS Stations 78 Fire Stations 78 Police Stations 78 Adult Smoking 18.6% Adult Obesity 32.8% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 51.7 Air Quality Good Days 265
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 17.77 Electric Customers 5534580 Towns with Broadband Data 26 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 26
Community
Churches 95 Libraries 29 Historic Places (NRHP) 38 Homeless Population 182 Schools 282 SNAP Stores 176 Bank Branches 65
Agriculture
Total Farms 26 Land in Farms (acres) 38,564 Avg Farm Size (acres) 1,483.2 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-30 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2018-11-27 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-29 DR TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-12 EM REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-08 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2007-02-23 DR SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES 2006-06-30 EM HURRICANE KATRINA 2005-09-10 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2005-04-14
Detailed Topics
Communities in Lackawanna County
Scranton — pop 76,328Dunmore — pop 14,042Carbondale — pop 8,828Old Forge — pop 8,497Archbald — pop 7,297Blakely — pop 6,657Taylor — pop 6,294Dickson City — pop 6,038Moosic — pop 5,959Olyphant — pop 5,383Clarks Summit — pop 5,107Jessup — pop 4,520Throop — pop 4,065Jermyn — pop 2,150Moscow — pop 2,039Chinchilla — pop 1,959Mount Cobb — pop 1,763Mayfield — pop 1,763Clarks Green — pop 1,524Big Bass Lake — pop 1,337Simpson — pop 1,336Dalton — pop 1,284Glenburn — pop 1,148Vandling — pop 730Waverly — pop 643Eagle Lake — pop 12
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
