| |
People MapStats |
Scranton |
Pennsylvania |
 |
Population, 2003 estimate |
74,320 | 12,365,455 |
|
|
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-2.7% | 0.7% |
|
|
Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-2,095 | 84,401 |
|
|
Population, 2000 |
76,415 | 12,281,054 |
|
|
Population, net change, 1990 to 2000 |
-5,499 | 398,212 |
|
|
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-6.7% | 3.4% |
|
|
Population under 5 years old, 2000 |
4,035 | 727,804 |
|
|
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
5.3% | 5.9% |
|
|
Persons under 18 years old, 2000 |
15,877 | 2,922,221 |
|
|
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
20.8% | 23.8% |
|
|
Population 65 years old and over, 2000 |
15,363 | 1,919,165 |
|
|
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
20.1% | 15.6% |
|
|
Female persons, percent, 2000 |
53.5% | 51.7% |
| |
|
|
White persons, 2000 (a) |
71,480 | 10,484,203 |
|
|
Black or African American persons, 2000 (a) |
2,304 | 1,224,612 |
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a) |
85 | 18,348 |
|
|
Asian persons, 2000 (a) |
823 | 219,813 |
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 (a) |
15 | 3,417 |
|
|
Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a) |
890 | 188,437 |
|
|
Persons reporting two or more races, 2000 |
818 | 142,224 |
|
|
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b) |
1,999 | 394,088 |
|
|
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
93.5% | 85.4% |
|
|
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.0% | 10.0% |
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | 0.2% |
|
|
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.1% | 1.8% |
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
|
|
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.2% | 1.5% |
|
|
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.1% | 1.2% |
|
|
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
2.6% | 3.2% |
| |
|
|
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
64.2% | 63.5% |
|
|
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.1% | 4.1% |
|
|
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
7.0% | 8.4% |
|
|
High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000 |
40,079 | 3,150,013 |
|
|
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
15.6% | 22.4% |
|
|
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.6 | 25.2 |
| |
|
|
Households, 2000 |
31,303 | 4,777,003 |
|
|
Persons per household, 2000 |
2.29 | 2.48 |
|
|
Housing units, 2000 |
35,336 | 5,249,750 |
|
|
Homeownership rate, 2000 |
54.5% | 71.3% |
|
|
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$78,200 | $97,000 |
| |
|
|
Median household income, 1999 |
$28,805 | $40,106 |
|
|
Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,174 | $20,880 |
|
|
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
15.0% | 11.0% |
| |
|
|
Very low-income (VLI) owner households, 2000 (preliminary) |
2,760 | 559,277 |
|
|
Very low-income (VLI) renter households, 2000 (preliminary) |
5,957 | 572,232 |
|
|
VLI owner households, pct of total owner households, 2000 (preliminary) |
16.8% | 16.4% |
|
|
VLI renter households, pct of total renter households, 2000 (preliminary) |
43.6% | 42.0% |
|
|
Critical housing needs, pct of VLI owner households 2000 (preliminary) |
38.3% | 36.3% |
|
|
Critical housing needs, pct of total VLI renter hhlds, 2000 (preliminary) |
34.5% | 41.9% |
| |
|
|
Serious crimes known to police, 2000 |
NA | 367,858 |
|
|
Serious crimes known to police per 100,000 population, 2000 |
NA | 2,995 |
|
|
Property crimes known to police, 2000 |
NA | 316,274 |
|
|
Violent crimes known to police, 2000 |
NA | 51,584 |
Pennsylvania
