In 2020, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA had a population of 555k people with a median age of 42.6 and a median household income of $53,853. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA declined from 555,642 to 554,787, a −0.154% decrease and its median household income grew from $53,491 to $53,853, a 0.677% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.3%), White (Hispanic) (5.33%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.3%), Other (Hispanic) (2.69%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.88%).
None of the households in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
96.8% of the residents in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA are University of Scranton (1,609 degrees awarded in 2020), Wilkes University (1,562 degrees), and Marywood University (810 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA was $142,500, and the homeownership rate was 66.9%.
Most people in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA was 2 cars per household.
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA borders Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, East Stroudsburg, PA, Pottsville, PA, and Sayre, PA.