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Pennsylvania·Lackawanna County
27 tracts·76K people·$158K median·3,004/mi²
White 65 · Hispanic 18 · Black 7 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 5 · Other 1
Living alone 38 · Married couple 33 · Other 29
Health 48 · Retail 14 · Professional 13 · Manufacturing 10 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Service 24 · Production · transport 19 · Sales · office 18 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 25 · Work from home 9 · Walk 6 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Scranton is $158,100 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Scranton has 76,033 residents across 27 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.2; the population is 64.9% White, 17.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% Black, 5.3% Asian, 4.6% Multiracial and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 23.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.0% (Census ACS).
Frances Willard #32 (40%), Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS (40%) and Robert Morris #27 (37%) lead the elementary schools; West Scranton Intrmd Sch (26%), Northeast Intrmd Sch (21%) and South Scranton Intrmd Sch (13%) lead the middle schools; Scranton HS (62%) and West Scranton HS (36%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,048/month, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Scranton is $50,739 a year, 41% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Scranton, median rent is $1,048/month and the median home value is $158,100 (Census ACS).
Scranton reported 3.1 violent crimes and 14.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 42 inches; snowfall averages 45 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Scranton are winter weather (83), lightning (77) and cold wave (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Scranton, 5.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).