Household Types in the Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (Township)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Luzerne County and the Wilkes-Barre Township
Wilkes-Barre Township
Luzerne County
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family237.562604%44.586477%37.562604%37.6%45019.699499%13.367160%19.699499%19.7%2363.839733%5.367254%3.839733%3.8%4632.387312%32.102357%32.387312%32.4%3886.510851%4.576752%6.510851%6.5%78
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Luzerne County and the Wilkes-Barre Township
Wilkes-Barre Township
Luzerne County
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads49.621212%59.509716%49.621212%49.6%13143.181818%31.131772%43.181818%43.2%1147.196970%9.358512%7.196970%7.2%19

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Luzerne County and the Wilkes-Barre Township
Wilkes-Barre Township
Luzerne County
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children222.036728%24.376931%22.036728%22.0%26477.963272%75.455244%77.963272%78.0%934
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 Luzerne County and the Wilkes-Barre Township
Wilkes-Barre Township
Luzerne County
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
100%50%0%50%100%CountMixed3Asian3Black3White4Hispanic5Other3-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-0.000000%-25.492341%-6.126915%-26.805252%-3.610503%0.000000%0%100.000000%37.964989%100.000000%100%12-0.000000%-0.000000%-11.904762%-0.000000%-8.923077%-7.692308%-23.179487%-0.820513%-11.904762%12%88.095238%59.384615%88.095238%88%42-33.000000%-0.000000%-18.000000%-0.000000%-44.542587%-6.151420%-25.362776%-3.564669%-51.000000%51%49.000000%20.378549%49.000000%49%100-16.666667%-4.732510%-36.522634%-7.201646%-11.080263%-5.111098%-33.309329%-4.703320%-65.123457%65%34.876543%45.795990%34.876543%35%972-60.294118%-0.000000%-8.823529%-11.764706%-33.183070%-6.862009%-17.455547%-3.806662%-80.882353%81%19.117647%38.692712%19.117647%19%68-0.000000%-0.000000%-100.000000%-0.000000%-37.995629%-11.020918%-17.827037%-3.403060%-100.000000%100%0.000000%29.753356%0.000000%0%4
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in the Wilkes-Barre Township

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
27.6%28.7%29.8%30.8%31.9%33.0%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
16.7%17.6%18.5%19.4%20.3%21.2%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.9%3.7%4.4%5.2%5.9%6.7%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
35.1%37.6%40.1%42.5%45.0%47.5%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.4%4.0%4.6%5.2%5.8%6.5%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
24.8%25.9%26.9%27.9%28.8%29.9%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in the Wilkes-Barre Township

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
33.4%34.6%35.8%37.0%38.1%39.4%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
17.4%18.1%18.7%19.4%20.0%20.7%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.9%3.6%4.1%4.7%5.3%5.9%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
29.3%31.4%33.4%35.5%37.6%39.7%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
3.6%4.5%5.3%6.1%6.9%7.8%
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Map of Household Types by Block in the Wilkes-Barre Township

Married Household Types by Block#17

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

Single Female Household Types by Block#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%16%24%32%40%

Single Male Household Types by Block#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%

One-Person Household Types by Block#20

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

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in the Wilkes-Barre Township

There are 3 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within the Wilkes-Barre Township (0 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, the Wilkes-Barre Township, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Wilkes-Barre Township.

Married by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Wilkes-Barre Township, selected neighborhoods in the Wilkes-Barre Township, and entities that contain the Wilkes-Barre Township
0%10%20%30%40%Count#United StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticScranton AreaLuzerneTract 215200Wilkes-BarreWilkes-BarreS Wilkes-BarreEast EndThe Heights48.235831%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%56,85456.9k37.562604%37.562604%38%45037.562604%37.562604%38%45035.489985%35.489985%35%8,23932.999275%32.999275%33%722723130.615527%30.615527%31%797798227.606782%27.606782%28%5633
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Scranton Area

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

Married by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Wilkes-Barre Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain the Wilkes-Barre Township
0%20%40%60%Count#JacksonFairviewWrightLehmanSugarloafScottRice TownshipButlerKingstonS AbingtonSalemTunkhannockJeffersonDuryeaJenkinsDallasForty FortClarks SummitLarksvilleUnited StatesArchbaldPennsylvaniaFosterNortheastMiddle AtlanticMoosicJessupBlakelyPlainsWyomingScranton AreaSwoyersvilleLuzerneNewportPittstonTaylorExeterDunmoreOlyphantThroopWest PittstonFreelandOld ForgeDickson CityHanoverCarbondaleTract 215200Wilkes-BarreNanticokeScrantonHazletonHazleWilkes-BarreKingstonPlymouthPittstonEdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-Barre73.356009%73.356009%73%647169.067001%69.067001%69%1,103267.874166%67.874166%68%1,424366.958425%66.958425%67%918462.164025%62.164025%62%902561.581348%61.581348%62%1,215661.549815%61.549815%62%834758.983324%58.983324%59%2,193858.519306%58.519306%59%1,652957.048590%57.048590%57%1,9021056.603774%56.603774%57%1,0201155.026770%55.026770%55%9251254.661301%54.661301%55%8151354.523346%54.523346%55%1,1211453.417168%53.417168%53%9771551.094225%51.094225%51%1,6811649.647696%49.647696%50%9161748.947368%48.947368%49%1,1161848.789672%48.789672%49%9071948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.158640%48.158640%48%1,3602048.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M48.021828%48.021828%48%7042147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.686119%46.686119%47%1,1202246.104651%46.104651%46%7932345.772187%45.772187%46%1,3102445.347254%45.347254%45%1,9982545.276163%45.276163%45%6232644.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.760550%44.760550%45%9442744.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k43.713956%43.713956%44%7582843.414275%43.414275%43%5902942.821473%42.821473%43%1,0293041.812985%41.812985%42%1,0243140.782918%40.782918%41%2,2923240.576682%40.576682%41%9713340.253019%40.253019%40%7003440.077071%40.077071%40%8323539.643653%39.643653%40%5343639.375496%39.375496%39%1,4883739.321511%39.321511%39%1,0203838.636839%38.636839%39%1,8483938.447271%38.447271%38%1,4514037.562604%37.562604%38%45037.562604%37.562604%38%45036.388140%36.388140%36%1,6204136.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k4236.129816%36.129816%36%3,2734335.664336%35.664336%36%1,4284435.489985%35.489985%35%8,23934.946145%34.946145%35%2,0444533.346441%33.346441%33%8484632.113001%32.113001%32%1,1144731.827017%31.827017%32%6554830.201342%30.201342%30%4954929.303145%29.303145%29%4,49150
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Pennsylvania

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

Married by County Subdivision#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Wilkes-Barre Township, selected other county subdivisions in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain the Wilkes-Barre Township
0%20%40%60%Count#NorthamptonLower MakefieldCranberryN HuntingdonLower MacungiePlumMiddletownHampdenHaverfordManheimLower MerionHempfieldShalerTredyffrinBethel ParkSpgAbingtonWarminsterMcCandlessYork TownshipRadnorMt LebanonUpper MerionFallsRoss TownshipBensalemLower PaxtonBristolMillcreekUnited StatesPennsylvaniaRidleyCheltenhamNortheastMiddle AtlanticMonroevilleScranton AreaLuzernePenn HlsUpper DarbyAltoonaTract 215200Wilkes-BarreScrantonWilkes-BarreBethlehemWilliamsportAllentownErieLancasterNorristownWilkes-BarreReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaYorkState CollegeHarrisburgChester69.118072%69.118072%69%9,577168.448889%68.448889%68%8,283267.520117%67.520117%68%7,384363.354744%63.354744%63%7,792463.132589%63.132589%63%7,747560.675786%60.675786%61%6,698659.723957%59.723957%60%9,563759.685864%59.685864%60%7,068858.687679%58.687679%59%10,24110.2k958.687259%58.687259%59%9,1201057.411754%57.411754%57%12,96313.0k1157.291790%57.291790%57%9,6721257.225148%57.225148%57%6,9541357.092614%57.092614%57%6,8181456.472782%56.472782%56%7,5731555.938807%55.938807%56%5,8871655.924600%55.924600%56%11,71911.7k1754.834714%54.834714%55%7,0831854.439827%54.439827%54%6,4191952.931210%52.931210%53%6,2482052.872485%52.872485%53%5,0712152.748907%52.748907%53%7,3592252.709812%52.709812%53%6,3122351.375284%51.375284%51%6,5562450.207258%50.207258%50%6,9042549.627844%49.627844%50%11,73511.7k2649.071070%49.071070%49%9,9842748.945473%48.945473%49%9,5152848.258133%48.258133%48%10,88810.9k2948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.812579%47.812579%48%5,6943047.438846%47.438846%47%6,8073147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.764603%45.764603%46%5,7433244.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k41.323657%41.323657%41%7,6303341.302985%41.302985%41%12,52112.5k3440.109831%40.109831%40%7,4503537.562604%37.562604%38%45037.562604%37.562604%38%45036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k3635.489985%35.489985%35%8,23935.285749%35.285749%35%7,1933732.982293%32.982293%33%3,5393832.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k4031.680376%31.680376%32%6,7404129.463486%29.463486%29%3,6194229.303145%29.303145%29%4,4914328.315931%28.315931%28%8,2174428.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4527.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4625.276753%25.276753%25%4,1104723.864575%23.864575%24%2,8904822.911766%22.911766%23%4,5784917.278208%17.278208%17%2,00650
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Northeast

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

Married by County Subdivision#40

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Wilkes-Barre Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Wilkes-Barre Township
0%20%40%60%Count#Oyster BaySmithtownRamapoHuntingtonN HempsteadEdisonHempsteadWoodbridgeLakewoodBrookhavenGreenburghTown of IslipStaten IslandBabylonToms RivAmherstUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStamfordNortheastMiddle AtlanticGreeceQueensScranton AreaLuzerneYonkersManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityBrooklynTract 215200Wilkes-BarreLynnBrocktonWilkes-BarreLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordCambridgeProvidenceSpringfieldPittsburghPhiladelphiaBronxManhattanBostonNewarkNew HvnSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochester67.294353%67.294353%67%65,97066.0k167.240118%67.240118%67%26,65626.7k264.323905%64.323905%64%22,37722.4k363.764393%63.764393%64%43,69243.7k463.248354%63.248354%63%48,42848.4k563.106359%63.106359%63%22,42822.4k659.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k758.968828%58.968828%59%19,95820.0k858.909765%58.909765%59%13,98414.0k957.040769%57.040769%57%91,71391.7k1055.281137%55.281137%55%18,28718.3k1155.014053%55.014053%55%54,80554.8k1254.539376%54.539376%55%90,54390.5k1353.685164%53.685164%54%36,14336.1k1453.434078%53.434078%53%18,49318.5k1549.033880%49.033880%49%24,38724.4k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k1747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.697291%46.697291%47%19,01019.0k1844.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1944.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k40.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k2039.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k2138.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k2238.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k2337.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k2437.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k2537.562604%37.562604%38%45037.562604%37.562604%38%45037.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k2637.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k2735.489985%35.489985%35%8,23934.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2834.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2933.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k3033.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k3132.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3232.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k3332.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3432.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3532.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3629.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3729.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3828.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k3927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4027.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4127.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4226.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4326.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4425.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4524.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4623.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4722.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444821.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234919.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the United States

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

Married by County Subdivision#46

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Wilkes-Barre Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Wilkes-Barre Township
0%20%40%Count#HempsteadNW HarrisPlanoSan JoseE San Gabriel VlyNE TarrantSeattle EastAnaheim-Santa Ana-Gdn GrvAnaheim-Santa An…OntarioSalt Lk CityOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…San BernardinoUnited StatesPennsylvaniaSan DiegoSan Fernando VlyNortheastMiddle AtlanticEl PasoFort WorthQueensScranton AreaLuzerneTulsaSW DallasFresnoHoustonPhoenixNE DallasLas VegasTucsonSacramentoAlbuquerqueLong Bch-Lakewood1, CharlotteSeattleBrooklynTract 215200Wilkes-BarreSan Antonio CntrlTampaAustinWilkes-BarreOrlandoSan FranciscoMiamiDenverLos AngelesChicagoColumbusAtlantaPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBronxManhattanBostonWashingtonBaltimoreDetroit59.227510%59.227510%59%143,160143k158.970655%58.970655%59%147,784148k258.722970%58.722970%59%117,480117k356.155513%56.155513%56%329,032329k456.150060%56.150060%56%148,431148k556.136383%56.136383%56%114,905115k655.866645%55.866645%56%127,724128k755.452266%55.452266%55%270,876271k854.546020%54.546020%55%105,204105k953.538307%53.538307%54%174,514175k1053.207769%53.207769%53%117,661118k1149.760860%49.760860%50%113,093113k1248.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.817936%47.817936%48%391,024391k1347.153157%47.153157%47%291,092291k1447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.596507%45.596507%46%83,74383.7k1545.311033%45.311033%45%134,185134k1644.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k1744.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k44.033568%44.033568%44%103,681104k1843.845023%43.845023%44%142,317142k1943.733151%43.733151%44%97,82197.8k2043.635214%43.635214%44%505,284505k2143.280242%43.280242%43%495,480495k2242.704899%42.704899%43%243,397243k2342.324971%42.324971%42%280,852281k2442.304475%42.304475%42%146,684147k2542.251822%42.251822%42%172,308172k2640.600191%40.600191%41%102,077102k2740.380940%40.380940%40%80,07580.1k2840.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k2938.976276%38.976276%39%171,519172k3037.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k3137.562604%37.562604%38%45037.562604%37.562604%38%45037.246576%37.246576%37%83,94083.9k3236.331926%36.331926%36%94,68194.7k3336.297932%36.297932%36%120,985121k3435.489985%35.489985%35%8,23934.824245%34.824245%35%76,94876.9k3534.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3634.614790%34.614790%35%116,386116k3733.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3833.396359%33.396359%33%312,631313k3932.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k4032.461440%32.461440%32%108,156108k4127.610773%27.610773%28%65,84765.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4427.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4527.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k4626.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4724.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4824.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision 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 the Wilkes-Barre Township. 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
Unincorporated Place:
Georgetown
ZIP Codes:
18702, 18706
Unified School District:
Wilkes-Barre
Neighborhoods:
East End, South Wilkes-Barre, The Heights
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House Districts:
PA-118, PA-121
Neighboring Townships:
Hanover, Plains