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Luzerne County

Pennsylvania · 332,126 residents (2025 est.) · 890 sq mi
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Luzerne County is a county of 327,675 people in Pennsylvania. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $174,100. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 42.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 18% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Renters pay $1,004 a month at the median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
327,675
+3%since 2000
from 319,250 in 2000
332,126 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
368 / sq mi
+5%since 2009
from 351 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.0
+3%since 2000
from 40.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
890 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
310K315K320K325K330K19902000201020202024Luzerne County
2024328K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(17,064)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(18,179)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(19,149)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(20,243)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(19,753)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.6%(41,264)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.2%(39,876)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.5%(40,828)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.9%(45,397)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.6%(37,910)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846%(19,763)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.5%(8,249)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$63,691
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $33,771 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,493
+100%since 2000
from $18,228 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
43.2%
+20.4 ptssince 2009
from 22.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.3%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 11.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.464
+4%since 2010
from 0.444 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade12.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance8.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade5.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$174,100
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $83,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,004
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $434 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.8%
−2.5 ptssince 2000
from 70.3% in 2000
32.2% rent
Vacancy rate
10.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.35 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.30 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.7%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 26.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 40.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.7
+5%since 2009
from 2.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
37
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic96%(306,528)
Black1.6%(5,202)
Hispanic / Latino1.2%(3,713)
Asian0.6%(1,856)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic74.2%(243,006)
Black4.1%(13,382)
Hispanic / Latino17.3%(56,836)
Asian1.2%(3,930)
Other3.2%(10,521)
Diversity Score
52
+172%since 2009
from 19 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
45
−7%since 2020
from 48 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Dominican8.1%(26,599)
Puerto Rican3.5%(11,440)
Mexican2.7%(8,740)
South American0.9%(2,909)
Central American0.8%(2,710)
Salvadoran0.5%(1,637)
Colombian0.3%(1,140)
Ecuadorian0.2%(732)
Spaniard0.2%(571)
Honduran0.1%(487)
Cuban0.1%(417)
Chilean0.1%(328)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Guatemalan0.1%(318)
Venezuelan0.1%(219)
Panamanian0.1%(217)
Peruvian0.1%(184)
Uruguayan0.1%(167)
Argentine0%(138)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(1,557)
Chinese0.2%(556)
Korean0.1%(401)
Filipino0.1%(374)
Hmong0.1%(245)
Pakistani0.1%(196)
Vietnamese0%(143)
Japanese0%(77)
Cambodian0%(72)
Kazakh0%(32)
Burmese0%(13)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(40)
Samoan0%(38)
Tongan0%(1)
Ancestry
Irish16%(52,537)
Polish15.8%(51,756)
Italian14%(45,907)
German13.7%(45,037)
English5.7%(18,628)
Slovak3.2%(10,629)
American2.9%(9,624)
Welsh2.9%(9,469)
Lithuanian2.1%(6,955)
Russian2.1%(6,864)
Dutch1.1%(3,536)
Ukrainian1%(3,126)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
French0.8%(2,604)
Scottish0.7%(2,439)
Arab0.7%(2,285)
West Indian0.6%(2,078)
Greek0.5%(1,582)
Hungarian0.4%(1,391)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(1,155)
Lebanese0.3%(1,039)
Swedish0.3%(1,016)
Czech0.3%(1,000)
Portuguese0.3%(915)
Austrian0.3%(888)
Norwegian0.3%(861)
Jamaican0.3%(837)
Syrian0.2%(722)
Haitian0.2%(685)
Swiss0.1%(422)
British0.1%(380)
Romanian0.1%(356)
Finnish0.1%(313)
Nigerian0.1%(278)
Serbian0.1%(266)
Croatian0.1%(216)
Ghanaian0.1%(204)
Egyptian0%(152)
Danish0%(129)
Iraqi0%(113)
Canadian0%(110)
Guyanese0%(100)
Brazilian0%(85)
Slovene0%(74)
Turkish0%(41)
Moroccan0%(35)
Iranian0%(32)
Armenian0%(29)
Israeli0%(28)
Belgian0%(27)
Kenyan0%(27)
Jordanian0%(16)
Ethiopian0%(14)
Somali0%(13)
Latvian0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
25.3%
+9.0 ptssince 2000
from 16.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.2%
+9.2 ptssince 2000
from 81.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.9%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 6.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.5 min
+73%since 2000
from 13.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.6%
−7.2 ptssince 2009
from 81.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.0%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.9%
+8.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.8%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 7.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2011
from 60.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 75.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.5%
+6.3 ptssince 2009
from 29.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
50.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
9.6%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.5%
−5.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2012
from 15.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.6%
−3.0 ptssince 2013
from 9.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
87.8%
+16.0 ptssince 2017
from 71.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.0%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 86.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 87.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
84.1%
−5.6 ptssince 2016
from 89.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
12.9%
+5.6 ptssince 2016
from 7.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.3%(53,400)
Married47.2%(64,096)
Widowed4%(5,494)
Divorced9.4%(12,764)
Women 15+
Never married31.7%(43,603)
Married44.8%(61,622)
Widowed11.2%(15,468)
Divorced12.2%(16,836)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.6%
−3.0 ptssince 2013
from 9.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.6%
−2.9 ptssince 2020
from 55.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 15.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 22.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
26.8%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 23.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.7%
−4.4 ptssince 2020
from 69.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.3%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 42.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)19.3%(3,295)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(3,126)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.8%(5,932)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.2%(1,227)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(87)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 17,059 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania?

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania has about 327,675 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania?

The typical household in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania earns about $63,691 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Luzerne County, Pennsylvania expensive?

In Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, the median home is worth about $174,100, and the typical rent is about $1,004 a month.

How educated are people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania?

About 25.3% of adults age 25 and over in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania?

About 15.3% of people in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania live below the federal poverty line.

Has Luzerne County, Pennsylvania grown since 1990?

Yes, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 474 residents, a change of about -0 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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