Household Types in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family229.303145%48.034142%29.303145%29.3%4,49120.116143%11.943581%20.116143%20.1%3,0836.472661%4.424187%6.472661%6.5%99238.574971%29.571826%38.574971%38.6%5,9125.533081%6.026265%5.533081%5.5%848
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads38.417618%67.536265%38.417618%38.4%1,41350.299076%24.415691%50.299076%50.3%1,85011.283306%8.048043%11.283306%11.3%415

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children223.998434%25.603611%23.998434%24.0%3,67875.786246%74.187216%75.786246%75.8%11,61511.6k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountHispanic3White4Asian5Mixed5Other5Black5-33.817427%-5.601660%-16.908714%-3.838174%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-60.165975%60%39.834025%39.601521%39.834025%40%964-13.625032%-5.888421%-43.092925%-6.068942%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-68.675320%69%31.324680%51.551298%31.324680%31%11,63311.6k-18.433180%-21.198157%-30.414747%-0.000000%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-70.046083%70%29.953917%61.737928%29.953917%30%217-33.474576%-0.000000%-43.644068%-0.000000%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-77.118644%77%22.881356%35.590131%22.881356%23%236-49.745331%-8.828523%-22.920204%-2.716469%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-84.210526%84%15.789474%32.309803%15.789474%16%589-45.050385%-9.187908%-25.607587%-5.275637%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-85.121517%85%14.878483%22.065543%14.878483%15%1,687
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3White Hispanic 4non-Hispanic 5including Hispanics

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
6%13%20%27%34%42%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3%13%23%33%42%52%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.5%3.6%5.7%7.8%9.8%11.9%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
29%40%51%61%72%83%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.6%3.1%4.7%6.2%7.8%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
2%8%13%19%24%30%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Wilkes-Barre

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
6%16%25%35%44%54%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3%10%15%21%27%33%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.5%3.8%6.1%8.3%10.6%12.9%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
24%36%48%59%71%83%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%3.2%5.1%6.9%8.8%10.7%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
1%10%18%26%33%42%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Wilkes-Barre

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
2%15%28%41%53%66%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3%13%23%32%42%52%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.0%8.0%12.1%16.1%20.2%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
21%35%49%62%76%90%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.9%7.8%11.7%15.7%19.6%
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Map of Household Types by Block in Wilkes-Barre

Married Household Types by Block#23

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block#24

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Block#25

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%20%30%40%50%

One-Person Household Types by Block#26

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#27

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

There are 10 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Wilkes-Barre (4 fully and 6 partially). This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Wilkes-Barre, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre.

Married by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilkes-Barre, selected neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%Count#United StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticScranton AreaLuzerneParsonsWilkes-BarreS Wilkes-BarreMayflowerMiners' MillsEast EndWilkes-BarreThe HeightsRolling Mill HlIron TriangleSherman HillsDowntown48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M44.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k41.192486%41.192486%41%497498135.489985%35.489985%35%8,23932.999275%32.999275%33%722723230.826192%30.826192%31%320330.672070%30.672070%31%295296430.615527%30.615527%31%797798529.303145%29.303145%29%4,49127.606782%27.606782%28%563623.316468%23.316468%23%4748721.093199%21.093199%21%10110288.444444%8.444444%8%3396.326962%6.326962%6%4610
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 10 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Scranton Area

There are 100 places in the Scranton Area. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to all of the places in the Scranton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%Count#Upper ExeterHilldaleChaseWaverlyTrucksvilleDaltonMountain TopBeech Mtn LksSilkworthWanamieBear Crk VlgPenn Lk PkHarveys LakeMoscowPikes CreekBig Bass LakeYatesvilleNuangolaGlenburnLaflinEast BerwickDuryeaMount CobbNew ColumbusClarks GreenWhite HavenNoxenChinchillaHughestownConynghamNicholsonLake WinolaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticDupontScranton AreaLuzerneShavertownHudsonDunmoreWest PittstonSheatownGlen LyonScrantonHazletonWilkes-BarrePlymouthPittstonEdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-BarreLattimer78.245614%78.245614%78%223174.696970%74.696970%75%493272.274143%72.274143%72%232368.831169%68.831169%69%159467.760844%67.760844%68%578567.557252%67.557252%68%354666.811489%66.811489%67%2,768765.721649%65.721649%66%510865.013774%65.013774%65%236963.953488%63.953488%64%1651063.636364%63.636364%64%701162.068966%62.068966%62%721261.493776%61.493776%61%7411360.863874%60.863874%61%4651460.606061%60.606061%61%601558.834244%58.834244%59%3231658.131488%58.131488%58%1681758.053691%58.053691%58%1731857.994580%57.994580%58%2141957.679739%57.679739%58%3532055.332629%55.332629%55%5242154.523346%54.523346%55%1,1212254.160790%54.160790%54%3842354.117647%54.117647%54%462453.366174%53.366174%53%3252553.151261%53.151261%53%2532652.500000%52.500000%53%1262751.460222%51.460222%51%5112851.202749%51.202749%51%2982951.148730%51.148730%51%4233049.679487%49.679487%50%1553648.239437%48.239437%48%1374348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.724907%45.724907%46%4925044.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k43.774319%43.774319%44%4505741.920732%41.920732%42%2756440.782918%40.782918%41%2,2926740.077071%40.077071%40%8327138.257576%38.257576%38%1017836.262204%36.262204%36%2608536.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k8736.129816%36.129816%36%3,2738835.489985%35.489985%35%8,23933.346441%33.346441%33%8489232.113001%32.113001%32%1,1149531.827017%31.827017%32%6559630.201342%30.201342%30%4959729.303145%29.303145%29%4,4919818.907563%18.907563%19%4599
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 99 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Married by Place#40

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%Count#Franklin ParkUpper St. ClairMurrysvillePlumAllison ParkLevittownBethel ParkHorshamWillow GroveHermitageKing of PrussiaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBaldwinNortheastMiddle AtlanticDrexel HillMonroevilleScranton AreaLuzerneHersheyWest MifflinLansdaleFullertonAltoonaHanoverPottstownEastonCarlisleChambersburgBethlehemScrantonHazletonWilkes-BarrePhoenixvilleWilliamsportAllentownErieLancasterGreensburgNew CastleLebanonBloomsburgNorristownWilkes-BarreReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaWest ChesterYorkState CollegeMcKeesportIndianaJohnstownHarrisburgWilkinsburgChester75.322101%75.322101%75%3,800170.981004%70.981004%71%5,007265.007429%65.007429%65%5,250360.675786%60.675786%61%6,698457.170698%57.170698%57%4,987557.008981%57.008981%57%10,22010.2k656.472782%56.472782%56%7,573753.681462%53.681462%54%3,084853.222315%53.222315%53%3,196952.142857%52.142857%52%3,5771051.409697%51.409697%51%4,3581148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.540984%47.540984%48%4,0021247.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.785649%45.785649%46%5,0411345.764603%45.764603%46%5,7431444.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k43.498002%43.498002%43%2,3951542.727377%42.727377%43%3,7161642.613018%42.613018%43%2,7431741.328649%41.328649%41%2,5881840.109831%40.109831%40%7,4501939.225037%39.225037%39%2,6322038.950306%38.950306%39%3,6292137.796196%37.796196%38%3,5572237.671886%37.671886%38%2,7672336.483703%36.483703%36%3,0112436.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k2536.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2636.129816%36.129816%36%3,2732735.489985%35.489985%35%8,23933.207953%33.207953%33%2,4722832.982293%32.982293%33%3,5392932.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3032.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3131.680376%31.680376%32%6,7403231.387965%31.387965%31%2,0763331.119465%31.119465%31%2,9803430.299303%30.299303%30%2,9563530.035632%30.035632%30%1,4333629.463486%29.463486%29%3,6193729.303145%29.303145%29%4,4913828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.044776%26.044776%26%1,7454225.276753%25.276753%25%4,1104323.864575%23.864575%24%2,8904423.766867%23.766867%24%2,0964523.553719%23.553719%24%1,0264623.528798%23.528798%24%2,2554722.911766%22.911766%23%4,5784818.570022%18.570022%19%1,5094917.278208%17.278208%17%2,00650
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#46

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStamfordNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMiddle AtlanticNashuaCranstonScranton AreaLuzerneYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonPawtucketWilkes-BarreLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceWilkes-BarreSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k250.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k348.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k846.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1044.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k40.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1139.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942235.489985%35.489985%35%8,23934.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3330.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.303145%29.303145%29%4,49129.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Wilkes-Barre to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Wilkes-Barre. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#52

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Wilkes-Barre, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Wilkes-Barre
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesPennsylvaniaColorado SpgsMesaNortheastMiddle AtlanticArlingtonFort WorthScranton AreaLuzerneSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisWilkes-BarreDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisWilkes-BarrePhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k44.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.489985%35.489985%35%8,23935.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4229.303145%29.303145%29%4,49127.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Wilkes-Barre. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Luzerne
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
ZIP Codes:
18701, 18702, 18704, 18705
Unified School District:
Wilkes-Barre
Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East End, Iron Triangle, Mayflower, Miners' Mills, Parsons, Rolling Mill Hill, Sherman Hills, South Wilkes-Barre, The Heights
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-121
Neighboring Boroughs:
Edwardsville, Kingston, Larksville
Neighboring Townships:
Hanover
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Georgetown, Plains
Nearby Boroughs:
Ashley, Courtdale, Forty Fort, Laurel Run, Luzerne, Plymouth, Pringle, Swoyersville
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Hilldale, Hudson