Chinchilla

Population: 2,322
Median household income: $95,536
Median home value: $241,800

Located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Chinchilla is a community with a population of 2,322. At $95,536, its median household income sits above Lackawanna County's $64,691.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chinchilla's population grew 7.5% from 2,161 to 2,322, while its median home value rose 37.9% from $175,400 to $241,800.

Households average 2.55 people. The median gross rent is $1,768.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,322
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $95,536
Median home value: $241,800
Median gross rent: $1,768
Housing units: 912
Homeownership rate: 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1612,322

Median household income

$89,828$95,536

Median home value

$175,400$241,800

Median gross rent

$771$1,768

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,161	$89,828	$175,400	$771
2020	2,133	$78,942	$187,700	—
2021	1,938	$83,472	$200,900	$834
2022	2,186	$109,231	$240,900	$1,609
2023	2,322	$95,536	$241,800	$1,768

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 3419.8%

35 to 445.2%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	102	4.4%
5 to 17	496	21.4%
18 to 24	65	2.8%
25 to 34	459	19.8%
35 to 44	121	5.2%
45 to 54	242	10.4%
55 to 64	326	14.0%
65 to 74	302	13.0%
75 and over	209	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,079	89.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	70	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	57	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	116	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate22.2%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree28.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	1.8%
High school graduate	368	22.2%
Some college or associate's	412	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	385	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	464	28.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone88.1%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,017	88.1%
Carpooled	55	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	83	7.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	486	45.3%
15 to 29 min	346	32.3%
30 to 44 min	186	17.4%
45 to 59 min	20	1.9%
60+ min	34	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 1.3% (30 of 2,322)

	Count	Share
Family households	518	56.8%
Nonfamily households	394	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	912	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	817	89.6%
Renter-occupied	95	10.4%

1-unit, detached89.1%

1-unit, attached9.8%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	813	89.1%
1-unit, attached	89	9.8%
2 to 4 units	10	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4213480
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 41.4858, -75.6665