Dunmore vs Scranton

A side-by-side comparison of Dunmore and Scranton: population, income, housing, and more.

Dunmore and Scranton are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Scranton has the higher population (76,074 vs 14,123 in Dunmore). Dunmore has the higher median household income ($75,632 vs $49,531 in Scranton). Dunmore has the higher median home value ($186,900 vs $141,700 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Dunmore	Scranton
Population	14,123	76,074
Median age	40.3 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$75,632	$49,531
Median home value	$186,900	$141,700
Median gross rent	$923	$991
Housing units	6,510	35,623
Homeownership rate	59.1%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunmore	Scranton
Population	13,111 → 14,123 (+7.7%)	77,054 → 76,074 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$59,806 → $75,632 (+26.5%)	$40,608 → $49,531 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$160,900 → $186,900 (+16.2%)	$103,000 → $141,700 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $923 (+16.5%)	$782 → $991 (+26.7%)

Dunmore

Population

13,11114,123

Median household income

$59,806$75,632

Median home value

$160,900$186,900

Median gross rent

$792$923

Scranton

Population

77,05476,074

Median household income

$40,608$49,531

Median home value

$103,000$141,700

Median gross rent

$782$991

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunmore	Scranton
Under 5	5.2%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	9.8%	13.3%
25 to 34	13.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	14.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	9.6%	10.9%
75 and over	10.9%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunmore	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	68.0%
Black or African American	1.5%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.4%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunmore	Scranton
No high school diploma	4.0%	12.5%
High school graduate	31.1%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunmore	Scranton
Drove alone	79.6%	69.8%
Carpooled	6.3%	13.4%
Public transit	0.5%	1.7%
Walked	2.2%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.1%	8.5%
Other means	1.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunmore	Scranton
1-unit, detached	58.4%	48.9%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	10.9%
2 to 4 units	30.9%	25.1%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.9%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Dunmore	Scranton
Poverty rate	11.4%	22.0%
Average household size	2.20	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1951	1938