Scranton

Population: 434
Median household income: $60,000
Median home value: $58,600

Scranton is a community in Greene County, Iowa, home to 434 residents. The median household income of $60,000 is in line with the Greene County median ($59,159).

Between 2019 and 2023, Scranton's population declined 22.2% from 558 to 434, while its median home value rose 31.1% from $44,700 to $58,600.

Owners occupy 60.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 49.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 434
Median age: 49.9 yrs
Median household income: $60,000
Median home value: $58,600
Median gross rent: $880
Housing units: 235
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

558434

Median household income

$46,875$60,000

Median home value

$44,700$58,600

Median gross rent

$623$880

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	558	$46,875	$44,700	$623
2020	568	$48,173	$49,400	$688
2021	547	$46,635	$50,200	$772
2022	522	$51,625	$55,600	$847
2023	434	$60,000	$58,600	$880

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5419.6%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 7420.7%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	4.4%
5 to 17	68	15.7%
18 to 24	14	3.2%
25 to 34	48	11.1%
35 to 44	39	9.0%
45 to 54	85	19.6%
55 to 64	41	9.4%
65 to 74	90	20.7%
75 and over	30	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	396	91.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate44.1%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43	12.9%
High school graduate	147	44.1%
Some college or associate's	117	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	21	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	197	85.3%
Carpooled	19	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.3%
Other means	7	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	103	45.2%
15 to 29 min	57	25.0%
30 to 44 min	38	16.7%
45 to 59 min	5	2.2%
60+ min	25	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 14.7% (64 of 434)

	Count	Share
Family households	145	68.4%
Nonfamily households	67	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	212	90.2%
Vacant	23	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	128	60.4%
Renter-occupied	84	39.6%

1-unit, detached92.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	218	92.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	4.3%
5 to 19 units	7	3.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1971310
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.86 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.0192, -94.5492