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Luzerne County
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
At a Glance
Population 325,594 County Seat Luzerne County Courthouse State FIPS 42 County FIPS 079 Num Towns 67 Census-Designated Places 27 Total Town Population 232,614 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 325,396 Median Age 42.2 Veterans 19,168 Housing Units 150,885 Uninsured 2,659 Net Migration (recent) 1,177 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 7,166 Total Employees 134,885 Avg Annual Pay $55,901 Median Household Income $60,836 Poverty Rate 14.9% Unemployment Rate 5.9% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $63,726 Federal Spending FY2024 $2,780,296,154 Federal Spending Per Capita $8,539
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $152,400 Median Rent $904 FMR Studio $779 FMR 1BR $928 FMR 2BR $1,123 FMR 3BR $1,462 FMR 4BR $1,596
Health & Safety
Hospitals 268 EMS Stations 201 Fire Stations 201 Police Stations 201 Adult Smoking 19.6% Adult Obesity 37.0% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 56.1 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 17.77 Electric Customers 5534580 Towns with Broadband Data 67 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 67
Community
Churches 127 Libraries 69 Historic Places (NRHP) 38 Homeless Population 167 Schools 1,004 SNAP Stores 193 Bank Branches 62
Agriculture
Total Farms 6 Land in Farms (acres) 744 Avg Farm Size (acres) 124.0 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA 2021-09-10 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-30 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE SANDY 2012-10-29 DR TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-12 EM REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE 2011-09-08 DR HURRICANE IRENE 2011-09-03 EM HURRICANE IRENE 2011-08-29 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2007-02-23 DR SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES 2006-06-30
Detailed Topics
Communities in Luzerne County
Wilkes-Barre — pop 44,328Hazleton — pop 29,963Kingston — pop 13,349Mountain Top — pop 11,489Nanticoke — pop 10,628Pittston — pop 7,591Plymouth — pop 5,763Exeter — pop 5,514West Hazleton — pop 5,163Duryea — pop 5,036Swoyersville — pop 5,021Edwardsville — pop 4,929West Pittston — pop 4,652Plains — pop 4,293Forty Fort — pop 4,239Larksville — pop 4,225Freeland — pop 3,833Wyoming — pop 3,102Harveys Lake — pop 2,788Luzerne — pop 2,711Dallas — pop 2,694West Wyoming — pop 2,638Ashley — pop 2,596Dupont — pop 2,539Avoca — pop 2,507Trucksville — pop 2,174Beech Mountain Lakes — pop 2,157East Berwick — pop 2,042Shavertown — pop 1,968Glen Lyon — pop 1,877Conyngham — pop 1,825Georgetown CDP (Luzerne County) — pop 1,723Inkerman — pop 1,720Nescopeck — pop 1,480Laflin — pop 1,451Hudson — pop 1,436Hughestown — pop 1,329Browntown — pop 1,316White Haven — pop 1,166Hilldale — pop 1,120
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.
