With 76,033 people, Scranton is a city in Pennsylvania. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 35%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $158,100. The poverty rate is 23.0%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,739, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Scranton
What changed most since 1990
White share96.8% → 64.9%(−31.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$134,644 → $158,100(+17%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate15.2% → 23.0%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Scranton's population equals 35% of Lackawanna County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 66% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 56% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.4%(636)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.5%(542)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.8%(943)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(245)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(47)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,277 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Scranton, decade by decade
Scranton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
81,805
$50,545
$134,644
13.6%
7.9
2000
76,415
$52,473
$142,818
15.6%
18.3
2010
76,089
$51,222
$152,920
18.6%
43.1
2020
76,328
$50,526
$129,325
22.7%
65.0
2024
76,033
$50,739
$158,100
23.1%
67.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
