Dalton

Population: 1,381
Median household income: $91,667
Median home value: $247,900

Dalton is a community in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, home to 1,381 residents. At $91,667, its median household income sits above Lackawanna County's $64,691.

From 2019 to 2023, Dalton's population grew 7.6% from 1,284 to 1,381, while its median home value rose 21.4% from $204,200 to $247,900.

46.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,381
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $91,667
Median home value: $247,900
Median gross rent: $1,567
Housing units: 580
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2841,381

Median household income

$76,500$91,667

Median home value

$204,200$247,900

Median gross rent

$799$1,567

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,284	$76,500	$204,200	$799
2020	1,301	$75,625	$201,100	$1,014
2021	1,359	$74,286	$198,700	$1,049
2022	1,283	$79,688	$226,300	$1,463
2023	1,381	$91,667	$247,900	$1,567

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7417.0%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	85	6.2%
5 to 17	219	15.9%
18 to 24	37	2.7%
25 to 34	175	12.7%
35 to 44	188	13.6%
45 to 54	197	14.3%
55 to 64	167	12.1%
65 to 74	235	17.0%
75 and over	78	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,204	87.2%
Black or African American	4	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	44	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	125	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate17.1%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree30.4%

Graduate or professional degree16.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	3.6%
High school graduate	178	17.1%
Some college or associate's	339	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	316	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	170	16.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	617	87.6%
Carpooled	41	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	41	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	179	27.0%
15 to 29 min	318	48.0%
30 to 44 min	97	14.6%
45 to 59 min	41	6.2%
60+ min	28	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 10.1% (139 of 1,381)

	Count	Share
Family households	397	72.2%
Nonfamily households	153	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	550	94.8%
Vacant	30	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	463	84.2%
Renter-occupied	87	15.8%

1-unit, detached88.4%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	513	88.4%
1-unit, attached	34	5.9%
2 to 4 units	21	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4218088
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 3.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 41.5376, -75.7383