Larksville

Population: 4,248
Median household income: $56,620
Median home value: $145,700

Larksville is a community in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, home to 4,248 residents. Its median household income of $56,620 runs below the Luzerne County figure of $62,321.

From 2019 to 2023, Larksville's population declined 3.2% from 4,387 to 4,248, while its median home value rose 17.1% from $124,400 to $145,700.

25.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,248
Median age: 50.5 yrs
Median household income: $56,620
Median home value: $145,700
Median gross rent: $943
Housing units: 2,158
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3874,248

Median household income

$61,907$56,620

Median home value

$124,400$145,700

Median gross rent

$876$943

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,387	$61,907	$124,400	$876
2020	4,408	$60,335	$112,100	$776
2021	4,241	$64,485	$125,900	$801
2022	4,240	$69,769	$146,400	$837
2023	4,248	$56,620	$145,700	$943

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 178.9%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 446.6%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	277	6.5%
5 to 17	380	8.9%
18 to 24	422	9.9%
25 to 34	435	10.2%
35 to 44	281	6.6%
45 to 54	593	14.0%
55 to 64	835	19.7%
65 to 74	537	12.6%
75 and over	488	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,712	87.4%
Black or African American	43	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	79	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	58	1.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	97	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	259	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	340	10.7%
High school graduate	1,237	39.0%
Some college or associate's	788	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	438	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	366	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,597	74.0%
Carpooled	304	14.1%
Public transit	20	0.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	238	11.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	655	34.1%
15 to 29 min	949	49.4%
30 to 44 min	145	7.5%
45 to 59 min	24	1.2%
60+ min	148	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 8.0% (339 of 4,236)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,104	61.0%
Nonfamily households	707	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,811	83.9%
Vacant	347	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,323	73.1%
Renter-occupied	488	26.9%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached7.6%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,514	70.2%
1-unit, attached	165	7.6%
2 to 4 units	221	10.2%
5 to 19 units	38	1.8%
20 or more units	112	5.2%
Mobile home & other	108	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4241608
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 4.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 41.2640, -75.9309