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Scranton Population and Demographics

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Scranton Population: 76415 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 35543 46.51%
Female 40872 53.49%

Under 5 years 4035 5.28%
5 to 9 years 4422 5.79%
10 to 14 years 4631 6.06%
15 to 19 years 6007 7.86%
20 to 24 years 6217 8.14%
25 to 34 years 9011 11.79%
35 to 44 years 10509 13.75%
45 to 54 years 9574 12.53%
55 to 59 years 3442 4.5%
60 to 64 years 3204 4.19%
65 to 74 years 6876 9%
75 to 84 years 6231 8.15%
85 years and over 2256 2.95%

Median age (years) 38.8

18 years and over 60538 79.22%
Male 27462 35.94%
Female 33076 43.28%
21 years and over 55657 72.84%
62 years and over 17289 22.63%
65 years and over 15363 20.1%
Male 5442 7.12%
Female 9921 12.98%

Race
One race 75597 98.93%
White 71480 93.54%
Black or African American 2304 3.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native 85 0.11%
Asian 823 1.08%
Asian indian 310 0.41%
Chinese 127 0.17%
Filipino 33 0.04%
Japanese 17 0.02%
Korean 44 0.06%
Vietnamese 114 0.15%
Other Asian 178 0.23%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 15 0.02%
Native Hawaiian 3 0%
Guamanian or Chamorro 4 0.01%
Samoan 1 0%
Other Pacific Islander 7 0.01%
Some other race 890 1.16%
Two or more races 818 1.07%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 76415 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1999 2.62%
Mexican 566 0.74%
Puerto Rican 892 1.17%
Cuban 52 0.07%
Other Hispanic or Latino 489 0.64%
Not Hispanic or Latino 74416 97.38%
White alone 70512 92.28%

Relationship
Total Population 76415 100.00%
In households 71539 93.62%
Householder 31303 40.96%
Spouse 12460 16.31%
Child 20668 27.05%
Own child under 18 years 14453 18.91%
Other relatives 3311 4.33%
Under 18 years 968 1.27%
Nonrelatives 3797 4.97%
Unmarried partner 1470 1.92%
In group quarters 4876 6.38%
Institutionalized population 1560 2.04%
Non-Institutionalized population 3316 4.34%

Households by Type
Total Households 31303 100.0 %
Family households (families) 18112 57.86%
With own children under 18 years 7647 24.43%
Married-couple family 12460 39.8%
With own children under 18 years 4952 15.82%
Female householder, no husband present 4323 13.81%
With own children under 18 years 2165 6.92%
Non Family households 13191 42.14%
Householder living alone 11503 36.75%
Householder 65 years and over 5671 18.12%

Households with individuals under 18 years 8301 26.52%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 11033 35.25%

Average Household size 2.29
Average family size 3.01

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 35336 100.00%
Occupied housing units 31303 88.59%
Vacant housing units 4033 11.41%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 115 0.33%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.1

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 31303 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 17072 54.54%
Renter-occupied housing units. 14231 45.46%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.49
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.04

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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