Wilkes-Barre, PA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	43,123	100.0

Male	20,799	48.2
Female	22,324	51.8

Under 5 years	2,113	4.9
5 to 9 years	2,377	5.5
10 to 14 years	2,548	5.9
15 to 19 years	3,292	7.6
20 to 24 years	3,680	8.5
25 to 34 years	5,324	12.3
35 to 44 years	5,942	13.8
45 to 54 years	5,202	12.1
55 to 59 years	1,943	4.5
60 to 64 years	1,818	4.2
65 to 74 years	4,076	9.5
75 to 84 years	3,457	8.0
85 years and over	1,351	3.1

Median age (years)	38.8	(X)

18 years and over	34,549	80.1
Male	16,430	38.1
Female	18,119	42.0
21 years and over	31,843	73.8
62 years and over	9,973	23.1
65 years and over	8,884	20.6
Male	3,170	7.4
Female	5,714	13.3

RACE
One race	42,626	98.8
White	39,801	92.3
Black or African American	2,193	5.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	48	0.1
Asian	342	0.8
Asian Indian	48	0.1
Chinese	38	0.1
Filipino	37	0.1
Japanese	14	0.0
Korean	26	0.1
Vietnamese	168	0.4
Other Asian ¹	11	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	14	0.0
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	3	0.0
Samoan	6	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	3	0.0
Some other race	228	0.5
Two or more races	497	1.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	40,240	93.3
Black or African American	2,493	5.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	161	0.4
Asian	423	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	34	0.1
Some other race	324	0.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	43,123	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	683	1.6
Mexican	181	0.4
Puerto Rican	248	0.6
Cuban	23	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	231	0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	42,440	98.4
White alone	39,433	91.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	43,123	100.0
In households	39,449	91.5
Householder	17,961	41.7
Spouse	6,563	15.2
Child	10,781	25.0
Own child under 18 years	7,458	17.3
Other relatives	1,969	4.6
Under 18 years	612	1.4
Nonrelatives	2,175	5.0
Unmarried partner	897	2.1
In group quarters	3,674	8.5
Institutionalized population	2,212	5.1
Noninstitutionalized population	1,462	3.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	17,961	100.0
Family households (families)	9,877	55.0
With own children under 18 years	4,134	23.0
Married-couple family	6,563	36.5
With own children under 18 years	2,527	14.1
Female householder, no husband present	2,511	14.0
With own children under 18 years	1,286	7.2
Nonfamily households	8,084	45.0
Householder living alone	7,006	39.0
Householder 65 years and over	3,335	18.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,545	25.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,371	35.5

Average household size	2.20	(X)
Average family size	2.96	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	20,294	100.0
Occupied housing units	17,961	88.5
Vacant housing units	2,333	11.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	54	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	11.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	17,961	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	9,617	53.5
Renter-occupied housing units	8,344	46.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.41	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.95	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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