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Scranton PA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	76,415	364 (of 25,150) (99%)	6 (of 1401) (100%)
Average Income	$28,805	17,838 (29%)	1,087 (22%)
Median House Value	$78,200	11,844 (53%)	704 (50%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	93.5%	13,435 (of 25,150) (47%)	1,166 (of 1401) (17%)
% Black Population	3.0%	6,979 (72%)	245 (83%)
% Hispanic Population	2.6%	9,484 (62%)	128 (91%)
% Asian Population	1.1%	5,484 (78%)	278 (80%)
% American Indian Population	0.1%	18,666 (26%)	703 (50%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	78.2%	14,339 (of 25,150) (43%)	990 (of 1401) (29%)
% College Graduates	15.6%	10,281 (59%)	572 (59%)
% Never Married	31.8%	2,764 (89%)	131 (91%)
% Married	45.1%	22,385 (11%)	1,240 (11%)
% Seperated	2.4%	7,058 (72%)	446 (68%)
% Divorced	8.9%	15,517 (38%)	694 (50%)
% Foreign Born	3.1%	8,769 (65%)	295 (79%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	35,336	294 (of 25,150) (99%)	5 (of 1401) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	62.9%	1,111 (96%)	207 (85%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	8.7%	7,389 (71%)	570 (59%)
Average Rooms in House	5.7	8,479 (66%)	920 (34%)
% Households with No Car	20.6%	1,099 (96%)	76 (95%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	10.1%	22,180 (12%)	1,121 (20%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	20,533 (18%)	1,114 (20%)
Median House Value	$78,200	11,844 (53%)	704 (50%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	9.5%	7,305 (71%)	291 (79%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.6%	4,808 (81%)	173 (88%)
Average Monthly Rent	$425	14,315 (43%)	882 (37%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	56.7%	17,946 (of 25,150) (29%)	1,009 (of 1401) (28%)
% Drive Alone to Work	74.2%	17,436 (31%)	1,126 (20%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.8%	4,323 (83%)	307 (78%)
% Walk to Work	6.9%	3,994 (84%)	234 (83%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	17.6	21,347 (15%)	1,276 (9%)
% Households making less than $10,000	14.7%	6,993 (72%)	233 (83%)
% Households making over $200,000	0.7%	11,536 (54%)	602 (57%)
Median Household Income	$28,805	17,838 (29%)	1,087 (22%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	4.0%	8,268 (67%)	237 (83%)
Per Capita Income	$16,174	13,989 (44%)	902 (36%)
Male Worker Income	$30,829	13,740 (45%)	883 (37%)
Female Worker Income	$21,858	13,368 (47%)	878 (37%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	10.7%	9,037 (64%)	307 (78%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	15.0%	8,407 (67%)	279 (80%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Newark, New Jersey	91 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.88

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
St. Joseph, Missouri	0.92
Cheektowaga, New York	0.91
Spring Hill, Florida	0.90
Largo, Florida	0.89
Duluth, Minnesota	0.89
Lakeland, Florida	0.88
Palm Bay, Florida	0.88
Melbourne, Florida	0.87
Fort Smith, Arkansas	0.87
Las Cruces, New Mexico	0.86

Scranton PA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Welsh People	5,300	9
Lithuanian People	1,880	13
Coal or Coke Fueled Households	248	17
Ukrainian People	1,373	37
Polish People	11,311	42

Scranton PA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1401)
Welsh People	5,300	1
85 Year and Older Population	2,256	3
Nonfamily Households with Householder Living Alone and Over 65	5,671	3
Widowed People	7,457	3
Widowed Females	6,037	3

Scranton PA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent 1-Unit Detached Housing Units	44.2%	23,349
Percent Wood Fueled Households	0.0%	23,335
Percent In Household Population	93.6%	23,122
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	54.5%	23,071
Percent Married Couple Family Households	39.8%	22,864

Scranton PA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1401)
Percent Spouse in Household Population	16.3%	1,286
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	97.4%	1,282
Percent In Household Population	93.6%	1,280
Average Commute Time	18	1,276
Percent of Households with Two Cars	28.5%	1,267

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Scranton PA	St. Joseph, Missouri
Total Population	73,990	76,415
Average Age	35.6	38.8
Average Income	$32,663	$28,805
Median House Value	$69,600	$78,200
% White Population	91.9%	93.5%
% Black Population	5.0%	3.0%
% Asian Population	0.5%	1.1%
% Hispanic Population	2.6%	2.6%

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