Taylor

Population: 6,261
Median household income: $60,446
Median home value: $169,800

Located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Taylor is a community with a population of 6,261. At $60,446, its median household income sits below Lackawanna County's $64,691.

Between 2019 and 2023, Taylor's population grew 5.0% from 5,965 to 6,261, while its median home value rose 34.8% from $126,000 to $169,800.

The median resident is 39.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,261
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $60,446
Median home value: $169,800
Median gross rent: $1,015
Housing units: 2,633
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9656,261

Median household income

$45,458$60,446

Median home value

$126,000$169,800

Median gross rent

$783$1,015

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,965	$45,458	$126,000	$783
2020	5,935	$48,024	$133,500	$782
2021	6,281	$54,886	$155,500	$861
2022	6,274	$57,667	$159,700	$951
2023	6,261	$60,446	$169,800	$1,015

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	385	6.1%
5 to 17	1,042	16.6%
18 to 24	341	5.4%
25 to 34	979	15.6%
35 to 44	699	11.2%
45 to 54	468	7.5%
55 to 64	1,035	16.5%
65 to 74	906	14.5%
75 and over	406	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,793	76.6%
Black or African American	180	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	148	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	106	1.7%
Two or more races	131	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	903	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate42.3%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	596	13.3%
High school graduate	1,902	42.3%
Some college or associate's	1,097	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	522	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	376	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit2.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,087	80.9%
Carpooled	101	3.9%
Public transit	59	2.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	238	9.2%
Other means	96	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	703	30.0%
15 to 29 min	1,112	47.5%
30 to 44 min	289	12.3%
45 to 59 min	79	3.4%
60+ min	160	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 14.1% (861 of 6,121)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,647	67.5%
Nonfamily households	794	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,441	92.7%
Vacant	192	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,600	65.5%
Renter-occupied	841	34.5%

1-unit, detached58.0%

1-unit, attached11.0%

2 to 4 units17.7%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,528	58.0%
1-unit, attached	290	11.0%
2 to 4 units	467	17.7%
5 to 19 units	76	2.9%
20 or more units	46	1.7%
Mobile home & other	226	8.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4276184
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 5.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.3958, -75.7147