COMPARING TWO PLACES
Scranton vs Winston-Salem
PLACE A
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
VS
PLACE B
Winston-Salem, NC
Scranton is 19% smaller than Winston-Salem. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
SCRANTONWINSTON-SALEMDIFFERENCE
Total population574,418712,206−19% vs Winston-Salem
Population density329355−26
Population growth0.7%5.5%−4.8 pts
Median age42.140.7+1.4
Male49.6%48.3%+1.3 pts
Female50.4%51.7%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born8.2%7.6%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.1%64.8%+12.3 pts
Black3.5%16.8%−13.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.8%12.2%+1.6 pts
Asian1.8%1.8%+0.1 pts
Other3.8%4.4%−0.6 pts
Median household income$65,051$66,414−$1,363
Per capita income$36,939$37,543−$603
Poverty rate14.8%13.5%+1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.461Even
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%31.1%−3.9 pts
Graduate degree10.7%11.5%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%4.7%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation60.0%60.8%−0.8 pts
Median home value$186,490$235,492−$49,002
Median gross rent$1,002$995+$8
Owner-occupied67.4%69.2%−1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%9.2%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households42.4%42.6%−0.2 pts
Average commute22.724.3−1.6
Worked from home10.4%12.0%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.4%+0.2 pts
Uninsured5.8%9.6%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025