Ancestry in Swoyersville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (Borough)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Luzerne County and Swoyersville
Swoyersville
Luzerne County
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountPolishItalianGermanSlovakIrishUnclassified1Other2WelshEnglishRussianLithuanianAmericanUkrainianFrenchSlavicPennsylvania GermanPennsylvania Ger…ArabLebaneseScottish28.660000%21.129636%28.660000%28.7%1,43319.120000%17.180332%19.120000%19.1%95617.040000%16.517150%17.040000%17.0%85217.000000%5.323015%17.000000%17.0%85012.840000%18.295042%12.840000%12.8%64212.280000%11.448433%12.280000%12.3%6147.180000%16.205470%7.180000%7.2%3596.800000%4.460095%6.800000%6.8%3406.680000%5.105090%6.680000%6.7%3346.060000%3.015832%6.060000%6.1%3034.200000%2.928348%4.200000%4.2%2103.240000%4.334357%3.240000%3.2%1622.220000%1.217245%2.220000%2.2%1112.140000%1.082100%2.140000%2.1%1071.320000%0.128560%1.320000%1.3%661.000000%1.463390%1.000000%1.0%500.900000%0.877344%0.900000%0.9%450.900000%0.531486%0.900000%0.9%450.620000%0.778259%0.620000%0.6%31
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1and unreported 2includes Hispanics and Asians

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Luzerne County and Swoyersville
Swoyersville
Luzerne County
0%20%40%Count%MexicanSouth AmericanChileanPuerto RicanOther Hispanic55.752212%14.729671%55.752212%55.8%631.260%1.26%42.477876%5.164949%42.477876%42.5%480.960%0.96%42.477876%0.775246%42.477876%42.5%480.960%0.96%0.884956%24.720609%0.884956%0.9%10.020%0.02%0.884956%4.466893%0.884956%0.9%10.020%0.02%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Luzerne County and Swoyersville
Swoyersville
Luzerne County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Filipino100.000000%8.275862%100.000000%100.0%130.260%0.26%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Scranton Area

There are 139 county subdivisions in the Scranton Area. This section compares Swoyersville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Scranton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Swoyersville. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,033.

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Swoyersville, selected other county subdivisions in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Swoyersville
0%10%20%30%40%Count#NanticokeDickson CityNewport TownshipNewportPlains TownshipPlainsHanover TownshipHanoverTaylorPittston TownshipPittstonSwoyersville212200Tract 212200SwoyersvillePlymouthScott TownshipScottDuryeaLarksvilleThroopJessupMoosicFairview TownshipFairviewKingston TownshipKingstonBlakelyForty FortLehman TownshipLehmanWyoming Valley West School DistrictWyoming Vly WEdwardsvilleZIP Code 18704ZIP 18704Old ForgeArchbaldPittstonLuzerne CountyLuzerneJenkins TownshipJenkinsOlyphantWright TownshipWrightExeterFoster TownshipFosterTunkhannock TownshipTunkhannockScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaDallas TownshipDallasRice TownshipHazle TownshipHazleKingstonCarbondaleButler TownshipButlerSugarloaf TownshipSugarloafWyomingWilkes-BarreJackson TownshipJacksonFreelandWest PittstonSouth Abington TownshipS AbingtonJefferson TownshipJeffersonClarks SummitWest HazletonDunmoreScrantonSalem TownshipSalemHazletonPennsylvaniaMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited States40.157251%40.157251%40.2%4,137136.214405%36.214405%36.2%2,162235.249256%35.249256%35.2%1,895332.532084%32.532084%32.5%3,194432.459016%32.459016%32.5%3,564529.367666%29.367666%29.4%1,802629.153143%29.153143%29.2%988728.660000%28.660000%28.7%1,43328.660000%28.660000%28.7%1,43328.660000%28.660000%28.7%1,433828.354646%28.354646%28.4%1,663928.215598%28.215598%28.2%1,3821026.651667%26.651667%26.7%1,3031126.239856%26.239856%26.2%1,1641226.105315%26.105315%26.1%1,0511325.890321%25.890321%25.9%1,1851425.632525%25.632525%25.6%1,4691525.601604%25.601604%25.6%1,1491625.332761%25.332761%25.3%1,7701724.696734%24.696734%24.7%1,5881823.762614%23.762614%23.8%9891923.273144%23.273144%23.3%8122023.093353%23.093353%23.1%9,62322.827688%22.827688%22.8%1,0852122.502250%22.502250%22.5%7,00022.442487%22.442487%22.4%1,8342222.171688%22.171688%22.2%1,5602321.296296%21.296296%21.3%1,6332421.129636%21.129636%21.1%67,38667.4k20.995962%20.995962%21.0%9362520.655547%20.655547%20.7%1,0652620.654867%20.654867%20.7%1,1672720.517395%20.517395%20.5%1,1502820.197044%20.197044%20.2%6972919.911915%19.911915%19.9%8593019.276190%19.276190%19.3%107,927108k18.581191%18.581191%18.6%1,7133118.490028%18.490028%18.5%6493218.437860%18.437860%18.4%1,7613318.197907%18.197907%18.2%2,3653418.169289%18.169289%18.2%1,5823517.703851%17.703851%17.7%1,6873617.158047%17.158047%17.2%7103716.979888%16.979888%17.0%5153815.394004%15.394004%15.4%6,3063915.042144%15.042144%15.0%6964013.830703%13.830703%13.8%4824113.707490%13.707490%13.7%6574213.647945%13.647945%13.6%1,2324313.642455%13.642455%13.6%5094413.410038%13.410038%13.4%6764513.252212%13.252212%13.3%5994612.115653%12.115653%12.1%1,6514712.051584%12.051584%12.1%9,205489.886202%9.886202%9.9%417497.618017%7.618017%7.6%1,901506.474722%6.474722%6.5%827,727828k5.440638%5.440638%5.4%2,252,2552.25M5.336399%5.336399%5.3%2,991,8932.99M2.933256%2.933256%2.9%9,344,1269.34M
Count number of people reporting 'Polish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Polish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

There are 2,574 county subdivisions in Pennsylvania. This section compares Swoyersville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Swoyersville. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 27,333.

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Swoyersville, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Swoyersville
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Swoyersville212200Tract 212200SwoyersvilleWyoming Valley West School DistrictWyoming Vly WZIP Code 18704ZIP 18704Luzerne CountyLuzerneScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaWilkes-BarreMillcreek TownshipMillcreekShaler TownshipShalerScrantonNorth Huntingdon TownshipN HuntingdonErieRoss TownshipBethel ParkMiddletown TownshipMiddletownFalls TownshipFallsCranberry TownshipCranberryBensalem TownshipBensalemMcCandless TownshipMcCandlessNorthampton TownshipNorthamptonHempfield TownshipHempfieldMonroevilleMount Lebanon TownshipMt LebanonSpring TownshipSpgLower Makefield TownshipLower MakefieldPlumBristol TownshipBristolPittsburghUpper Merion TownshipUpper MerionPennsylvaniaWarminster TownshipWarminsterAbington TownshipAbingtonLower Merion TownshipLower MerionState CollegeMiddle AtlanticRidley TownshipRidleyAltoonaNortheastWilliamsportTredyffrin TownshipTredyffrinLower Macungie TownshipLower MacungieHaverford TownshipHaverfordPenn Hills TownshipPenn HlsHampden TownshipHampdenBethlehemCheltenham TownshipCheltenhamLower Paxton TownshipLower PaxtonRadnor TownshipRadnorManheim TownshipManheimNorristownPhiladelphiaYork TownshipUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesReadingAllentownLancasterUpper Darby TownshipUpper DarbyChesterYorkHarrisburg28.660000%28.660000%28.7%1,43328.660000%28.660000%28.7%1,43328.660000%28.660000%28.7%1,43323.093353%23.093353%23.1%9,62322.502250%22.502250%22.5%7,00021.129636%21.129636%21.1%67,38667.4k19.276190%19.276190%19.3%107,927108k15.394004%15.394004%15.4%6,306113.728465%13.728465%13.7%7,419212.850100%12.850100%12.9%3,675312.051584%12.051584%12.1%9,205411.039531%11.039531%11.0%3,393510.925846%10.925846%10.9%10,94310.9k69.618114%9.618114%9.6%2,98279.474893%9.474893%9.5%3,05389.426718%9.426718%9.4%4,27299.043540%9.043540%9.0%3,072108.915558%8.915558%8.9%2,667118.769924%8.769924%8.8%5,293128.475339%8.475339%8.5%2,447138.126485%8.126485%8.1%3,215148.006298%8.006298%8.0%3,356157.872566%7.872566%7.9%2,224167.816826%7.816826%7.8%2,569177.719606%7.719606%7.7%2,110187.672525%7.672525%7.7%2,506197.461600%7.461600%7.5%2,050207.384161%7.384161%7.4%4,000217.181998%7.181998%7.2%21,92721.9k226.564651%6.564651%6.6%1,879236.474722%6.474722%6.5%827,727828k6.376714%6.376714%6.4%2,079246.340762%6.340762%6.3%3,528256.046032%6.046032%6.0%3,520265.692352%5.692352%5.7%2,395275.440638%5.440638%5.4%2,252,2552.25M5.389975%5.389975%5.4%1,671285.383884%5.383884%5.4%2,434295.336399%5.336399%5.3%2,991,8932.99M5.298149%5.298149%5.3%1,546305.228714%5.228714%5.2%1,542315.214453%5.214453%5.2%1,651325.010942%5.010942%5.0%2,450334.891498%4.891498%4.9%2,058344.664733%4.664733%4.7%1,351354.599048%4.599048%4.6%2,551364.547421%4.547421%4.5%1,682374.527244%4.527244%4.5%2,181384.428138%4.428138%4.4%1,400394.294323%4.294323%4.3%1,689403.636100%3.636100%3.6%1,253413.432316%3.432316%3.4%53,54253.5k423.038762%3.038762%3.0%860432.933256%2.933256%2.9%9,344,1269.34M2.927223%2.927223%2.9%2,573442.185180%2.185180%2.2%2,614451.907619%1.907619%1.9%1,132461.863106%1.863106%1.9%1,542471.688396%1.688396%1.7%575481.103813%1.103813%1.1%484490.954028%0.954028%1.0%46950
Count number of people reporting 'Polish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Polish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares Swoyersville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Swoyersville. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Swoyersville, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain Swoyersville
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Swoyersville212200Tract 212200SwoyersvilleWyoming Valley West School DistrictWyoming Vly WZIP Code 18704ZIP 18704Luzerne CountyLuzerneScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaTown of AmherstAmherstErieToms River TownshipToms RivBuffaloLakewood TownshipLakewoodWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgePittsburghPennsylvaniaTown of SmithtownSmithtownTown of RamapoRamapoTown of Oyster BayOyster BayTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonMiddle AtlanticTown of BabylonBabylonNortheastTown of StamfordStamfordTown of GreeceGreeceEdison TownshipEdisonTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenTown of GreenburghGreenburghManchesterSyracuseAlbanyTown of HempsteadHempsteadWorcesterSpringfieldStaten IslandManhattanPhiladelphiaCambridgeTown of IslipUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of WaterburyWaterburyLowellQuincyBostonRochesterQueensBrooklynNew BedfordTown of New HavenNew HvnYonkersAllentownLynnProvidenceTown of BridgeportBridgeportJersey CityTown of HartfordHartfordBrocktonElizabethNewarkBronxPaterson28.660000%28.660000%28.7%1,43328.660000%28.660000%28.7%1,43328.660000%28.660000%28.7%1,43323.093353%23.093353%23.1%9,62322.502250%22.502250%22.5%7,00021.129636%21.129636%21.1%67,38667.4k19.276190%19.276190%19.3%107,927108k14.084575%14.084575%14.1%17,55617.6k110.925846%10.925846%10.9%10,94310.9k29.598060%9.598060%9.6%8,74739.064864%9.064864%9.1%23,47723.5k48.463133%8.463133%8.5%8,28658.364399%8.364399%8.4%8,45967.181998%7.181998%7.2%21,92721.9k76.474722%6.474722%6.5%827,727828k6.331859%6.331859%6.3%7,47486.169596%6.169596%6.2%8,19696.001607%6.001607%6.0%17,85717.9k105.899772%5.899772%5.9%12,03412.0k115.440638%5.440638%5.4%2,252,2552.25M5.415608%5.415608%5.4%11,54911.5k125.336399%5.336399%5.3%2,991,8932.99M5.157366%5.157366%5.2%6,571135.100985%5.100985%5.1%4,930145.092865%5.092865%5.1%5,188154.996081%4.996081%5.0%11,47311.5k164.612772%4.612772%4.6%22,51622.5k174.586834%4.586834%4.6%4,187184.302782%4.302782%4.3%4,743194.103914%4.103914%4.1%5,924203.966472%3.966472%4.0%3,904213.944020%3.944020%3.9%30,31830.3k223.744072%3.744072%3.7%6,877233.733984%3.733984%3.7%5,750243.633029%3.633029%3.6%17,19617.2k253.515375%3.515375%3.5%57,47657.5k263.432316%3.432316%3.4%53,54253.5k273.307373%3.307373%3.3%3,597283.262042%3.262042%3.3%10,95111.0k292.933256%2.933256%2.9%9,344,1269.34M2.848614%2.848614%2.8%3,111302.638549%2.638549%2.6%2,899312.610633%2.610633%2.6%2,437322.479344%2.479344%2.5%16,32116.3k332.441379%2.441379%2.4%5,134342.437045%2.437045%2.4%56,29656.3k352.402476%2.402476%2.4%62,62962.6k362.360298%2.360298%2.4%2,242372.330432%2.330432%2.3%3,039382.210039%2.210039%2.2%4,414392.185180%2.185180%2.2%2,614402.125464%2.125464%2.1%1,957412.069320%2.069320%2.1%3,701422.025547%2.025547%2.0%2,978431.963954%1.963954%2.0%5,139441.729408%1.729408%1.7%2,150451.681204%1.681204%1.7%1,594461.533091%1.533091%1.5%1,963470.472623%0.472623%0.5%1,324480.469451%0.469451%0.5%6,745490.413223%0.413223%0.4%60750
Count number of people reporting 'Polish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Polish' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares Swoyersville to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Swoyersville. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Swoyersville, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain Swoyersville
0%10%20%Count#Swoyersville212200Tract 212200SwoyersvilleWyoming Valley West School DistrictWyoming Vly WZIP Code 18704ZIP 18704Luzerne CountyLuzerneScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaMilwaukeePennsylvaniaChicagoMiddle AtlanticNortheastTown of HempsteadHempsteadManhattanPhiladelphiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDenverBostonQueensBrooklynTucsonPhoenixBaltimoreSeattleWashingtonLas VegasColumbusSeattle EastOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…PlanoNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisSan FranciscoTampaSan DiegoTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNortheast TarrantNE TarrantSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyLos AngelesAustinOrlandoDetroitAlbuquerqueAtlantaSan JoseSacramentoTulsaLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodMiamiNortheast DallasNE DallasOntarioAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…Salt Lake CitySalt Lk CityHoustonFort WorthSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlSan BernardinoEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyFresnoBronxSouthwest DallasSW DallasEl Paso28.660000%28.660000%28.7%1,43328.660000%28.660000%28.7%1,43328.660000%28.660000%28.7%1,43323.093353%23.093353%23.1%9,62322.502250%22.502250%22.5%7,00021.129636%21.129636%21.1%67,38667.4k19.276190%19.276190%19.3%107,927108k7.079670%7.079670%7.1%42,38442.4k16.474722%6.474722%6.5%827,727828k5.844915%5.844915%5.8%158,632159k25.440638%5.440638%5.4%2,252,2552.25M5.336399%5.336399%5.3%2,991,8932.99M3.944020%3.944020%3.9%30,31830.3k33.515375%3.515375%3.5%57,47657.5k43.432316%3.432316%3.4%53,54253.5k52.933256%2.933256%2.9%9,344,1269.34M2.537000%2.537000%2.5%16,82816.8k62.479344%2.479344%2.5%16,32116.3k72.437045%2.437045%2.4%56,29656.3k82.402476%2.402476%2.4%62,62962.6k92.389780%2.389780%2.4%20,88320.9k102.373332%2.373332%2.4%75,61475.6k112.255717%2.255717%2.3%14,00814.0k122.213549%2.213549%2.2%23,10523.1k132.118939%2.118939%2.1%13,96414.0k142.114860%2.114860%2.1%39,54739.5k152.082179%2.082179%2.1%17,05417.1k162.013560%2.013560%2.0%11,80811.8k171.998222%1.998222%2.0%13,16813.2k181.993057%1.993057%2.0%10,90810.9k191.856794%1.856794%1.9%13,89313.9k201.805166%1.805166%1.8%15,34915.3k211.799588%1.799588%1.8%11,99112.0k221.706866%1.706866%1.7%40,62440.6k231.668822%1.668822%1.7%13,49813.5k241.660729%1.660729%1.7%9,514251.613205%1.613205%1.6%29,69929.7k261.588292%1.588292%1.6%40,89440.9k271.506947%1.506947%1.5%12,94312.9k281.477879%1.477879%1.5%8,609291.441964%1.441964%1.4%9,855301.297656%1.297656%1.3%8,334311.291696%1.291696%1.3%7,493321.273214%1.273214%1.3%22,36722.4k331.180545%1.180545%1.2%13,22613.2k341.138994%1.138994%1.1%6,746351.101962%1.101962%1.1%6,370361.002367%1.002367%1.0%9,651370.983099%0.983099%1.0%15,20915.2k380.974852%0.974852%1.0%6,276390.962082%0.962082%1.0%16,32916.3k400.931564%0.931564%0.9%9,173410.890070%0.890070%0.9%29,40329.4k420.865552%0.865552%0.9%7,374430.629888%0.629888%0.6%4,419440.625084%0.625084%0.6%5,243450.624997%0.624997%0.6%5,979460.522251%0.522251%0.5%3,615470.469451%0.469451%0.5%6,745480.408279%0.408279%0.4%3,944490.380333%0.380333%0.4%2,08650
Count number of people reporting 'Polish' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Polish' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Swoyersville. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Luzerne
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
Borough:
Swoyersville
ZIP Codes:
18704, 18709
Unified School District:
Wyoming Valley West
Congressional District:
PA-11
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-120
Neighboring Townships:
Kingston
Nearby Townships:
Plains, Wilkes-Barre