Household Types in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family244.328081%48.034142%44.328081%44.3%37,75637.8k12.033015%11.943581%12.033015%12.0%10,24910.2k4.508418%4.424187%4.508418%4.5%3,84032.985418%29.571826%32.985418%33.0%28,09528.1k6.145068%6.026265%6.145068%6.1%5,234
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads63.754902%67.536265%63.754902%63.8%12,51712.5k27.036113%24.415691%27.036113%27.0%5,3089.208985%8.048043%9.208985%9.2%1,808

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children223.050461%25.603611%23.050461%23.1%19,63319.6k76.769906%74.187216%76.769906%76.8%65,38865.4k
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 Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Mixed3White4Other3Hispanic5Black3-3.807304%-5.361305%-11.188811%-7.148407%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-27.505828%28%72.494172%61.737928%72.494172%72%1,287-9.687034%-4.918033%-34.128167%-2.682563%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-51.415797%51%48.584203%35.590131%48.584203%49%671-10.903243%-4.142694%-33.901411%-5.928935%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-54.876283%55%45.123717%51.551298%45.123717%45%78,04178.0k-29.687500%-7.465278%-19.618056%-9.548611%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-66.319444%66%33.680556%32.309803%33.680556%34%576-32.460911%-7.885792%-20.972128%-10.876954%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-72.195785%72%27.804215%39.601521%27.804215%28%2,942-30.175015%-13.880507%-32.287266%-7.362704%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-83.705492%84%16.294508%22.065543%16.294508%16%1,657
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Lackawanna County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
36%44%52%60%68%77%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1.7%5.6%9.5%13.4%17.3%21.2%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.9%3.8%5.7%7.7%9.6%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
14%21%27%33%39%46%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.3%2.5%4.7%6.8%9.0%11.2%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
10.4%14.9%19.4%24.0%28.5%33.0%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Lackawanna County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
20%29%38%47%56%65%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2%10%17%25%32%40%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.1%6.1%9.2%12.3%15.4%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
21%31%41%51%61%72%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1%8%14%20%26%33%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
3%11%18%25%32%39%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Lackawanna County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
7%21%34%47%60%74%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%21%32%43%54%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.6%7.2%10.8%14.4%18.0%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
1%17%32%46%61%77%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%17%33%50%66%83%
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Household Types by Place in Lackawanna County

There are 26 places that are fully or partially contained within Lackawanna County (25 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Lackawanna County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lackawanna County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lackawanna County, selected places in Lackawanna County, and entities that contain Lackawanna County
0%20%40%60%Count#WaverlyDaltonMoscowBig Bass LakeGlenburnMount CobbClarks GreenChinchillaMayfieldVandlingClarks SummitUnited StatesArchbaldPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticMoosicJessupBlakelyScranton AreaLackawannaTaylorJermynDunmoreOlyphantThroopOld ForgeDickson CitySimpsonCarbondaleScranton68.831169%68.831169%69%159167.557252%67.557252%68%354260.863874%60.863874%61%465358.834244%58.834244%59%323457.994580%57.994580%58%214554.160790%54.160790%54%384653.366174%53.366174%53%325751.460222%51.460222%51%511850.204082%50.204082%50%369950.174216%50.174216%50%1441048.947368%48.947368%49%1,1161148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.158640%48.158640%48%1,3601248.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.686119%46.686119%47%1,1201346.104651%46.104651%46%7931445.772187%45.772187%46%1,3101544.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k42.821473%42.821473%43%1,0291641.568206%41.568206%42%3871740.782918%40.782918%41%2,2921840.576682%40.576682%41%9711940.253019%40.253019%40%7002039.375496%39.375496%39%1,4882139.321511%39.321511%39%1,0202239.153439%39.153439%39%2222338.447271%38.447271%38%1,4512436.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k25
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 25 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Lackawanna County

There are 40 county subdivisions in Lackawanna County. This section compares all 40 of those to each other, Lackawanna County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lackawanna County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lackawanna County, selected county subdivisions in Lackawanna County, and entities that contain Lackawanna County
0%20%40%60%Count#N AbingtonWaverlyRoaring BrkNewtonDaltonBentonMadisonScottElmhurstMoscowGreenfieldSpg BrkThornhurstS AbingtonRansomGlenburnJeffersonCovingtonCarbondaleCliftonClarks GreenW AbingtonMayfieldVandlingClarks SummitUnited StatesArchbaldPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticMoosicJessupBlakelyFell TownshipScranton AreaLackawannaTaylorJermynDunmoreOlyphantThroopOld ForgeDickson CityLa PlumeCarbondaleScranton76.348548%76.348548%76%184173.170732%73.170732%73%450271.879484%71.879484%72%501368.704663%68.704663%69%663467.557252%67.557252%68%354562.745098%62.745098%63%448662.141491%62.141491%62%650761.581348%61.581348%62%1,215861.263736%61.263736%61%223960.863874%60.863874%61%4651059.425287%59.425287%59%5171158.046512%58.046512%58%6241257.758621%57.758621%58%2681357.048590%57.048590%57%1,9021455.250404%55.250404%55%3421555.084746%55.084746%55%2601654.661301%54.661301%55%8151754.309166%54.309166%54%3971853.982301%53.982301%54%2441953.559322%53.559322%54%3162053.366174%53.366174%53%3252151.304348%51.304348%51%592250.204082%50.204082%50%3692350.174216%50.174216%50%1442448.947368%48.947368%49%1,1162548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.158640%48.158640%48%1,3602648.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.686119%46.686119%47%1,1202746.104651%46.104651%46%7932845.772187%45.772187%46%1,3102945.642702%45.642702%46%4193044.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k42.821473%42.821473%43%1,0293141.568206%41.568206%42%3873240.782918%40.782918%41%2,2923340.576682%40.576682%41%9713440.253019%40.253019%40%7003539.375496%39.375496%39%1,4883639.321511%39.321511%39%1,0203738.647343%38.647343%39%803838.447271%38.447271%38%1,4513936.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k40
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 40 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Scranton Area

There are 3 counties in the Scranton Area. This section compares Lackawanna County to all of the counties in the Scranton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lackawanna County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lackawanna County, selected other counties in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Lackawanna County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#WyomingUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticScranton AreaLuzerneLackawanna52.235904%52.235904%52%5,642148.235831%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%56,85456.9k244.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k3
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Pennsylvania

There are 67 counties in Pennsylvania. This section compares Lackawanna County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lackawanna County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 44,575.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lackawanna County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Lackawanna County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BucksChesterAdamsPerryPikeLancasterSomersetButlerMontgomeryBedfordFranklinUnionHuntingdonMonroeWayneYorkBradfordNorthamptonJeffersonWestmorelandLebanonWashingtonClearfieldCumberlandArmstrongVenangoCrawfordBerksMifflinCarbonIndianaMercerBeaverColumbiaLycomingLawrenceLehighSchuylkillUnited StatesBlairPennsylvaniaDelawareNorthumberlandCentreCambriaNortheastMiddle AtlanticFayetteErieScranton AreaLuzerneDauphinLackawannaAlleghenyPhiladelphia58.138808%58.138808%58%135,764136k157.952774%57.952774%58%108,210108k257.707283%57.707283%58%22,08422.1k357.563049%57.563049%58%10,29410.3k457.487580%57.487580%57%12,15012.2k557.061441%57.061441%57%111,938112k656.294296%56.294296%56%16,68016.7k755.839865%55.839865%56%41,74741.7k855.478502%55.478502%55%171,919172k955.150073%55.150073%55%10,89610.9k1055.118534%55.118534%55%32,73632.7k1154.843334%54.843334%55%8,0341254.680412%54.680412%55%9,2821354.441858%54.441858%54%31,10131.1k1453.554478%53.554478%54%10,26810.3k1553.431979%53.431979%53%89,77089.8k1653.392150%53.392150%53%13,07213.1k1753.391716%53.391716%53%60,23660.2k1853.235294%53.235294%53%9,7741952.843122%52.843122%53%79,63379.6k2052.347503%52.347503%52%27,35027.4k2152.337453%52.337453%52%43,83043.8k2252.333642%52.333642%52%16,38216.4k2352.122776%52.122776%52%50,29950.3k2451.922124%51.922124%52%14,66814.7k2551.566342%51.566342%52%11,32511.3k2651.346811%51.346811%51%17,72817.7k2751.057061%51.057061%51%77,83777.8k2850.815726%50.815726%51%9,5002950.722504%50.722504%51%13,09313.1k3050.544643%50.544643%51%17,21517.2k3150.416759%50.416759%50%22,86422.9k3249.671772%49.671772%50%34,73134.7k3349.650933%49.650933%50%13,08613.1k3449.555794%49.555794%50%22,59122.6k3548.936698%48.936698%49%17,76517.8k3648.462283%48.462283%48%65,60065.6k3748.365643%48.365643%48%28,21728.2k3848.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.137536%48.137536%48%24,52824.5k3948.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.609646%47.609646%48%96,93896.9k4047.586242%47.586242%48%18,65018.7k4147.169381%47.169381%47%26,90426.9k4247.128325%47.128325%47%26,96427.0k4347.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.717002%45.717002%46%24,52924.5k4445.465119%45.465119%45%50,03350.0k4544.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k4644.530945%44.530945%45%49,07849.1k4744.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k4842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k4927.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Lackawanna County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lackawanna County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Lackawanna County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lackawanna County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMaricopaKingNortheastHarrisMiddle AtlanticFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensScranton AreaLos AngelesLackawannaHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2147.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k44.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county 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 Lackawanna County. 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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Principal City:
Scranton
Boroughs:
Archbald, Blakely, Clarks Green, Clarks Summit, Dalton, Dickson City, Dunmore, Jermyn, Jessup, Mayfield, Moosic, Moscow, Old Forge, Olyphant, Taylor, Throop, Vandling
Cities:
Carbondale, Scranton
Townships:
Benton, Carbondale, Clifton, Covington, Elmhurst, Fell, Glenburn, Greenfield, Jefferson, La Plume, Madison, Newton, North Abington, Ransom, Roaring Brook, Scott, South Abington, Spring Brook, Thornhurst, Waverly, West Abington
Unincorporated Places:
Big Bass Lake, Chinchilla, Eagle Lake, Glenburn, Mount Cobb, Simpson, Waverly
ZIP Codes:
18403, 18407, 18411, 18414, 18419, 18420, 18421, 18424, 18433, 18434, 18436, 18444, 18446, 18447, 18452, 18471, 18503, 18504, 18505, 18507, 18508, 18509, 18510, 18512, 18517, 18518, 18519, 18615, 18641, 18653
Unified School Districts:
Abington Heights, Carbondale, Dunmore, Forest City, Lackawanna Trail, Lakeland, Mid Valley, North Pocono, Old Forge, Riverside, Scranton, Valley View
Congressional Districts:
PA-10, PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-22
State House Districts:
PA-112, PA-113, PA-114, PA-117, PA-118
Neighboring Counties:
Luzerne, Monroe, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming
Nearby Counties:
Bradford, Broome, Carbon, Columbia, Lehigh, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Warren