Scranton City, Pennsylvania

Scranton City is a United States city located in the Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. As per the 2000 census, city has a population of 76415 inhabitants. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 72233, It is sixth most populous in Pennsylvania. It has total area of 25.44 square miles (65.89 kmē), of which, 25.23 square miles (65.35 kmē) of it is land and 0.21 square miles (0.54 kmē) of it is water, making it Pennsylvania's 11th largest by total area.

As of the census of 2000, there were 76415 people in the city, organized into 31303 households, and 18112 families living in the city. The population density was 3029.2 people per square mile (1169.58/kmē), it is Pennsylvania's 386th most densely populated city. There were 35336 housing units at an average density of 1400.6 per square mile (540.77/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.29 persons, and the average family size was 3.01 persons. In the city the population is diverse age-wise, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 87 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83 males. The median age was 38.8 years, The median age of males was 36.5 years, for females the median age was 41 years. The racial makeup of the city was 71480 White, 2304 Black or African American, 85 American Indian, 823 Asian, 15 Native Hawaiian, 818 from two or more races and 890 Ohter races.

Scranton city Pennsylvania Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Scranton city Pennsylvania School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Scranton City Pennsylvania GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $28805, making its Pennsylvania's 315th lowest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $39233, it is Pennsylvania's 892nd wealthiest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $16174, it is Pennsylvania's 902nd wealthiest city by per capita income. The median income is $17738, The median income for males was $22728, compared to $14408 for females.

In 2000, 20110 pupils and students, of which 9585 are male and 10525 are female, 26.32% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1216 nursery or pri school, 927 kindergarten, 7597 elementary school, 3900 high school and 6470 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census76415
April 2000 Estimate76082
July 2000 Estimate75845
July 2001 Estimate75167
July 2002 Estimate74425
July 2003 Estimate73837
July 2004 Estimate73395
July 2005 Estimate72949
July 2006 Estimate72574
July 2007 Estimate72466
July 2008 Estimate72233
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school5756411216
Kindergarten542385927
Elementary school373938587597
High school192419763900
College or graduate school280536656470
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Scranton city, Pennsylvania$28805$39233$16174
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania$34438$44949$18710
Pennsylvania, United States$40106$49184$20880
United States$41994$50046$21587