Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Lackawanna County is a county located in Pennsylvania, in the Northeastern Region (Mid-Atlantic) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 213295 inhabitants. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 209408, It is the 17th most populous county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The county has a total area of 464.51 sq mi (1203.08 sq km), of which, 458.63 square miles (1187.85 sq km) of it is land and 5.88 square miles (15.23 sq km) of it is water, making it the 19th smallest by size in Pennsylvania.

Lackawanna County Pennsylvania
Map of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 213295 people, 86218 households, and 55758 families residing in the county. The population density was 465.1 people per square mile (179.58/kmē), it would be the 11th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There were 95362 housing units at an average density of 207.9 per square mile (80.27/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.38 persons, and the average family size was 3 persons. In the Lackawanna County, 21.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.9% were 18 to 24, 26.4% were 25 to 44, 23.5% were 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 209408, The racial makeup of the county was 200670 White, 4656 Black or African American, 253 American Indian, 2153 Asian, 43 Native Hawaiian, and 1633 from two or more races.

Lackawanna County Pennsylvania Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Lackawanna County Pennsylvania School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Lackawanna County Pennsylvania GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $34438, making it the 36th highest county by median household income in Pennsylvania. The median income for a family in the county was $44949, it is the 27th wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $18710, making it the 21st wealthiest county by per capita income among the Pennsylvania.

In 2000, 52278 pupils and students, of which 49.71% are male and 50.29% are female, 24.51% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.61% nursery or pri school, 5.03% kindergarten, 42.39% elementary school, 22.04% high school and 23.93% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Archbald BoroughLackawanna County16.8416.820.026220369.91935239428
2Blakely BoroughLackawanna County3.863.86070271818.31797935308
3Carbondale CityLackawanna County3.243.24098043027.51491427574
4Clarks Green BoroughLackawanna County0.570.57016302868.23597561250
5Clarks Summit BoroughLackawanna County1.61.6051263206.72508045298
6Dalton BoroughLackawanna County3.163.10.061294417.42576047625
7Dickson City BoroughLackawanna County4.714.71062051317.41737031422
8Dunmore BoroughLackawanna County8.818.740.07140181603.71985133280
9Glenburn CdpLackawanna County4.94.740.161212255.72825944750
10Jermyn BoroughLackawanna County0.780.78022872931.31741732824
11Jessup BoroughLackawanna County6.736.690.044718704.91718932201
12Mayfield BoroughLackawanna County2.442.4401756718.61710630074
13Moosic BoroughLackawanna County6.526.460.065575863.42117838987
14Moscow BoroughLackawanna County2.752.7501883684.32172551615
15Mount Cobb CdpLackawanna County16.816.620.182140128.72085544725
16Old Forge BoroughLackawanna County3.453.45087982546.91922835090
17Olyphant BoroughLackawanna County5.445.380.064978925.31704932721
18Scranton CityLackawanna County25.4425.230.21764153029.21617428805
19Taylor BoroughLackawanna County5.225.220647512401671430661
20Throop BoroughLackawanna County5.045.0404010796.31699834389
21Vandling BoroughLackawanna County1.31.30738566.11874837212
YearPopulation
April 2000 census213295
April 2000 Estimate213296
July 2000 Estimate212913
July 2001 Estimate212022
July 2002 Estimate210718
July 2003 Estimate209775
July 2004 Estimate209261
July 2005 Estimate209015
July 2006 Estimate208911
July 2007 Estimate209262
July 2008 Estimate209408
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school177016863456
Kindergarten137012582628
Elementary school114171074522162
High school5954557011524
College or graduate school5478703012508
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania$34438$44949$18710
Pennsylvania, United States$40106$49184$20880
United States$41994$50046$21587