Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

66 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 325,978
Median household income: $62,321
Median home value: $163,800

Home to 325,978 residents, Luzerne County is one of Pennsylvania's counties. 66 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $62,321 runs below the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

Between 2019 and 2023, Luzerne County's population grew 2.6% from 317,663 to 325,978, while its median household income rose 16.5% from $53,473 to $62,321.

25.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 325,978
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $62,321
Median home value: $163,800
Median gross rent: $958
Housing units: 151,012
Homeownership rate: 67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

317,663325,978

Median household income

$53,473$62,321

Median home value

$127,000$163,800

Median gross rent

$785$958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	317,663	$53,473	$127,000	$785
2020	317,547	$53,194	$129,600	$772
2021	324,825	$56,534	$133,600	$824
2022	325,396	$60,836	$152,400	$904
2023	325,978	$62,321	$163,800	$958

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17,194	5.3%
5 to 17	48,857	15.0%
18 to 24	27,812	8.5%
25 to 34	41,049	12.6%
35 to 44	38,981	12.0%
45 to 54	41,355	12.7%
55 to 64	45,723	14.0%
65 to 74	37,469	11.5%
75 and over	27,538	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	247,469	75.9%
Black or African American	13,279	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	74	0.0%
Asian	3,580	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	349	0.1%
Some other race	763	0.2%
Two or more races	8,547	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51,917	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21,644	9.3%
High school graduate	86,188	37.1%
Some college or associate's	66,289	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	35,628	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	22,366	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	114,451	76.0%
Carpooled	15,232	10.1%
Public transit	1,073	0.7%
Walked	3,843	2.6%
Bicycle	188	0.1%
Worked from home	14,006	9.3%
Other means	1,819	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42,777	31.3%
15 to 29 min	57,394	42.0%
30 to 44 min	20,708	15.2%
45 to 59 min	6,735	4.9%
60+ min	8,992	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 15.4% (48,562 of 314,647)

	Count	Share
Family households	81,835	61.3%
Nonfamily households	51,599	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	133,434	88.4%
Vacant	17,578	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	90,408	67.8%
Renter-occupied	43,026	32.2%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached13.5%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	96,800	64.1%
1-unit, attached	20,428	13.5%
2 to 4 units	16,686	11.0%
5 to 19 units	5,721	3.8%
20 or more units	6,650	4.4%
Mobile home & other	4,727	3.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 42079
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 890 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 41.1731, -75.9761