Big Bass Lake

Population: 1,388
Median household income: $54,785
Median home value: $193,100

Big Bass Lake, a community in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, has 1,388 residents. At $54,785, its median household income sits below Lackawanna County's $64,691.

From 2019 to 2023, Big Bass Lake's population grew 26.3% from 1,099 to 1,388, while its median home value rose 7.6% from $179,500 to $193,100.

The median gross rent is $1,022. 14.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,388
Median age: 47.9 yrs
Median household income: $54,785
Median home value: $193,100
Median gross rent: $1,022
Housing units: 1,403
Homeownership rate: 89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0991,388

Median household income

$56,944$54,785

Median home value

$179,500$193,100

Median gross rent

$1,356$1,022

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,099	$56,944	$179,500	$1,356
2020	1,376	$49,625	$163,600	$1,088
2021	1,338	$53,750	$161,700	$817
2022	1,420	$52,463	$174,400	$1,007
2023	1,388	$54,785	$193,100	$1,022

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5422.0%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	2.4%
5 to 17	230	16.6%
18 to 24	61	4.4%
25 to 34	136	9.8%
35 to 44	123	8.9%
45 to 54	305	22.0%
55 to 64	190	13.7%
65 to 74	166	12.0%
75 and over	143	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,290	92.9%
Black or African American	27	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	45	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate44.5%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	52	4.9%
High school graduate	473	44.5%
Some college or associate's	382	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	94	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	62	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	520	83.1%
Carpooled	70	11.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	36	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	318	53.9%
15 to 29 min	188	31.9%
30 to 44 min	59	10.0%
45 to 59 min	22	3.7%
60+ min	3	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 9.1% (126 of 1,388)

	Count	Share
Family households	388	72.5%
Nonfamily households	147	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	535	38.1%
Vacant	868	61.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	481	89.9%
Renter-occupied	54	10.1%

1-unit, detached90.0%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,262	90.0%
1-unit, attached	4	0.3%
2 to 4 units	26	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	111	7.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4206236
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.13 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 41.2497, -75.4797