U.S. Beacon January 6, 2014

Scranton, PA

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Latitude: 41.410629     Longitude: -75.667411
Population 73,120 (2005)
SCRANTON is located in LACKAWANNA county, Pennsylvania at latitude 41.410629 and longitude -75.667411. The population of SCRANTON is 73,120 as of the year 2005 with a population growth of -4.31% from the year 2000 through 2005. The most common zip code of SCRANTON is 18504.

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Population 2005: 73,120
Population 2004: 73,629
Population 2003: 74,019
Population 2002: 74,520
Population 2001: 75,220
Population 2000: 76,415 (2000 Census)
Population 1990: 81,805 (1990 Census)

Population Growth 2000 to 2005: -4.31%
Population Growth 1990 to 2000: -6.59%

Population (2005 Estimate): 67,314
Male: 32,772 (48.69%)
Female: 34,542 (51.31%)

Median age: 38.00 years

Races, 2005 Data (% change from 2000):
White: 89.28% (-3.00%)
Hispanic or Latino: 5.20% (+2.58%)
Black or African American: 3.25% (+0.23%)
Other race: 1.64% (+0.48%)
Asian: 1.56% (+0.48%)
Two or more races: 1.01% (-0.06%)
American Indian: 0.39% (+0.28%)

Housing Units: 35,336 (2000 Census)
Land Area: 25.2258 square miles
Water Area: 0.2142 square miles

Most populous zip code: 18504



All zip codes:
18501, 18502, 18503, 18504, 18505, 18508, 18509, 18510, 18512, 18514, 18515, 18522, 18540, 18577
(zip codes with population are shown in bold)

Cities & Towns nearby Scranton

Dunmore, PA 2.3mi ENE
Taylor, PA 2.8mi WSW
Throop, PA 3.7mi NE
Moosic, PA 4.3mi SSW
Dickson City, PA 4.4mi NNE
Old Forge, PA 4.6mi SW
Olyphant, PA 5.2mi NE
Clarks Summit, PA 6mi NNW
Blakely, PA 6.2mi NE
Clarks Green, PA 6.2mi NNW


Population data by age, 2005 data
Under 5 years: 5,045 (7.49%)
5 to 9 years: 2,744 (4.08%)
10 to 14 years: 4,157 (6.18%)
15 to 19 years: 4,229 (6.28%)
20 to 24 years: 6,074 (9.02%)
25 to 34 years: 8,389 (12.46%)
35 to 44 years: 8,767 (13.02%)
45 to 54 years: 9,952 (14.78%)
55 to 59 years: 2,751 (4.09%)
60 to 64 years: 3,583 (5.32%)
65 to 74 years: 5,126 (7.62%)
75 to 84 years: 4,905 (7.29%)
85 years and over: 1,592 (2.37%)

Median age: 38.00 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2005 data
18 years and over: 52,888 (78.57%)
21 years and over: 50,424 (74.91%)
62 years and over: 13,812 (20.52%)
65 years and over: 11,623 (17.27%)

18 years and older by gender, 2005 data
18 years and over: 52,888 (78.57%)
Male: 24,841 (46.97% of this group)
Female: 28,047 (53.03% of this group)

65 years and older by gender, 2005 data
65 years and over: 11,623 (17.27%)
Male: 4,015 (34.54% of this group)
Female: 7,608 (65.46% of this group)

Races, 2005 data
One Race: 66,631 (98.99%)
Two or more Races: 683 (1.01%)
White: 60,097 (89.28%)
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 3,500 (5.20%)
Black or African American: 2,189 (3.25%)
Asian: 1,048 (1.56%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0.00%)
American Indian and Alaska Native: 261 (0.39%)
Some other race: 1,101 (1.64%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2005 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 3,500 (5.20%)

Two or More Races, 2005 data
Two or more Races: 683 (1.01%)
Two races including Some other race: 0 (0.00%)
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races: 617 (0.92%)

Housedold Data, 2005 data
Household population: 67,314 (100.00%)
Householder: 28,748 (42.71%)
Spouse: 11,510 (17.10%)
Child: 20,068 (29.81%)
Other relatives: 2,029 (3.01%)
Nonrelatives: 4,959 (7.37%)
Unmarried partner: 1,915 (2.84%)
Total households: 29,367
Family households (families): 17,193 (58.55%)
With own children under 18 years: 8,209 (27.95%)
Married-couple families: 11,610 (39.53%)
With own children under 18 years: 5,188 (17.67%)
Male householder, no wife present: 1,849 (6.30%)
With own children under 18 years: 1,072 (3.65%)
Female householder, no husband present: 3,734 (12.71%)
With own children under 18 years: 1,949 (6.64%)
Nonfamily households: 12,174 (41.45%)
Householder living alone: 10,506 (35.77%)
65 years and over: 4,769 (16.24%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 8,530 (29.05%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 9,257 (31.52%)
Average household size : 2.29
Average family size: 2.93

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