| | People QuickFacts | Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 214,166 | 12,742,886 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 214,436 | 12,702,379 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.1% | 0.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 214,437 | 12,702,379 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 20.3% | 21.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 17.6% | 15.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.9% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 93.6% | 83.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.9% | 11.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.8% | 2.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.4% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 5.2% | 5.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 89.3% | 79.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 87.6% | 87.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.0% | 5.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 7.4% | 9.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 87.5% | 87.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 23.7% | 26.4% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 19,598 | 1,034,976 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 19.7 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 96,798 | 5,579,275 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 66.1% | 71.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 29.4% | 20.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $137,100 | $159,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 86,318 | 4,940,581 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.37 | 2.47 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $24,152 | $27,049 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $43,673 | $50,398 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.2% | 12.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 5,372 | 297,0231 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 95,796 | 4,976,1931 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 2.6 | -2.21 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 11,361 | 762,405 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 15,566 | 981,501 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.7% | 4.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.5% | 27.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 234,840,418 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,127,587 | 142,859,202 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,178,821 | 166,842,778 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,185 | $13,323 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 360,487 | 19,625,449 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 167 | 14,967 |