COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 2179 vs Census Tract 2178
PLACE A
Census Tract 2179, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2178, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Census Tract 2179 is 33% larger than Census Tract 2178. Census Tract 2178 earns more, with a median household income $6,733 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 2179CENSUS TRACT 2178DIFFERENCE
Total population5,1783,884+33% vs Census Tract 2178
Population density3,27913,393−10,114
Median age33.134.1−1.0
Male47.8%47.6%+0.2 pts
Female52.2%52.4%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born42.5%37.3%+5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic20.3%20.5%−0.2 pts
Black2.0%0.9%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino72.2%76.7%−4.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other5.4%1.4%+4.1 pts
Median household income$34,118$40,851−$6,733
Per capita income$18,333$18,747−$414
Poverty rate34.9%35.7%−0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5150.487+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%11.2%+6.4 pts
Graduate degree6.7%3.6%+3.0 pts
Unemployment rate12.4%3.4%+9.0 pts
Labor force participation59.6%64.5%−4.9 pts
Median home value$151,800$157,100−$5,300
Median gross rent$1,186$983+$203
Owner-occupied55.5%45.5%+10.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.6%12.7%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households55.1%65.6%−10.5 pts
Average commute22.121.9+0.2
Worked from home0.6%12.4%−11.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Uninsured16.5%11.3%+5.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024