People QuickFacts Scranton Pennsylvania Population, 2011 estimate 75,995 12,742,886 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 76,089 12,702,379 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.1% 0.3% Population, 2010 76,089 12,702,379 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.1% 5.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 20.4% 22.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 16.4% 15.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.8% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 84.1% 81.9% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 5.5% 10.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 3.0% 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.5% 1.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 9.9% 5.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 80.1% 79.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 83.4% 87.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 6.2% 5.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 10.9% 9.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 83.1% 87.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 18.6% 26.4% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 17.5 25.5  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 54.6% 71.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 43.8% 20.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $106,300 $159,300 Households, 2006-2010 30,080 4,940,581 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.33 2.47 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $19,068 $27,049 Median household income 2006-2010 $35,606 $50,398 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 18.8% 12.4%     Business QuickFacts Scranton Pennsylvania Total number of firms, 2007 4,631 981,501 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 4.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.0% 27.0%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 662,430 234,840,418 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 844,494 142,859,202 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 957,565 166,842,778 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,210 $13,323 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 128,169 19,625,449     Geography QuickFacts Scranton Pennsylvania Land area in square miles, 2010 25.31 44,742.70 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,006.4 283.9 FIPS Code 69000 42 Counties Lackawanna County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts