Wilkes Barre.
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Pennsylvania·Luzerne County
16 tracts·45K people·$117K median·6,499/mi²
White 51 · Hispanic 34 · Black 10 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Living alone 36 · Other 33 · Married couple 31
Health 37 · Professional 23 · Retail 12 · Public admin 11 · Manufacturing 8 · Leisure 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 28 · Production · transport 25 · Service 21 · Sales · office 20 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 25 · Work from home 8 · Walk 6 · Transit 2 · 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 Wilkes-Barre is $117,200 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Wilkes-Barre has 44,423 residents across 16 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.7; the population is 50.5% White, 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Black, 4.0% Multiracial, 1.6% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.1% (Census ACS).
Daniel J Flood El Sch (40%), Dr David W Kistler El Sch (37%) and Heights/Murray El Sch (29%) lead the elementary schools; G A R MS is the middle school with reported scores (19%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $946/month, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wilkes-Barre is $48,515 a year, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Wilkes-Barre, median rent is $946/month and the median home value is $117,200 (Census ACS).
Wilkes-Barre reported 4.1 violent crimes and 15.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 43 inches; snowfall averages 42 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wilkes-Barre are winter weather (91), inland flooding (89) and lightning (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wilkes-Barre, 6.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).