Throop

Population: 4,069
Median household income: $51,313
Median home value: $166,100

Throop, a community in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, has 4,069 residents. At $51,313, its median household income sits below Lackawanna County's $64,691.

From 2019 to 2023, Throop's population grew 3.4% from 3,937 to 4,069, while its median home value rose 50.5% from $110,400 to $166,100.

20.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,069
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,313
Median home value: $166,100
Median gross rent: $1,041
Housing units: 1,975
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9374,069

Median household income

$46,317$51,313

Median home value

$110,400$166,100

Median gross rent

$801$1,041

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,937	$46,317	$110,400	$801
2020	3,906	$41,659	$128,100	$786
2021	4,075	$43,571	$145,800	$814
2022	4,062	$49,673	$157,300	$892
2023	4,069	$51,313	$166,100	$1,041

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5417.1%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	57	1.4%
5 to 17	723	17.8%
18 to 24	236	5.8%
25 to 34	635	15.6%
35 to 44	533	13.1%
45 to 54	696	17.1%
55 to 64	451	11.1%
65 to 74	382	9.4%
75 and over	356	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,630	89.2%
Black or African American	41	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	140	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	42	1.0%
Two or more races	98	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	118	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	446	14.6%
High school graduate	1,123	36.8%
Some college or associate's	850	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	429	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	205	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,523	81.4%
Carpooled	167	8.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	165	8.8%
Other means	15	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	852	50.0%
15 to 29 min	610	35.8%
30 to 44 min	179	10.5%
45 to 59 min	48	2.8%
60+ min	16	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 13.0% (527 of 4,069)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,006	54.9%
Nonfamily households	825	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,831	92.7%
Vacant	144	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,438	78.5%
Renter-occupied	393	21.5%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units11.2%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,455	73.7%
1-unit, attached	139	7.0%
2 to 4 units	222	11.2%
5 to 19 units	124	6.3%
20 or more units	26	1.3%
Mobile home & other	9	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4276648
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 4.97 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4382, -75.5927