Household Types in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Luzerne County
Luzerne County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family244.586477%48.034142%44.586477%44.6%56,85456.9k13.367160%11.943581%13.367160%13.4%17,04517.0k5.367254%4.424187%5.367254%5.4%6,84432.102357%29.571826%32.102357%32.1%40,93540.9k4.576752%6.026265%4.576752%4.6%5,836
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Luzerne County
Luzerne County
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads59.509716%67.536265%59.509716%59.5%18,49818.5k31.131772%24.415691%31.131772%31.1%9,6779.358512%8.048043%9.358512%9.4%2,909

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Luzerne County
Luzerne County
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children224.376931%25.603611%24.376931%24.4%31,08431.1k75.455244%74.187216%75.455244%75.5%96,21696.2k
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 Luzerne County
Luzerne County
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-8.923077%-7.692308%-23.179487%-0.820513%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-40.615385%41%59.384615%61.737928%59.384615%59%975-11.080263%-5.111098%-33.309329%-4.703320%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-54.204010%54%45.795990%51.551298%45.795990%46%115,259115k-33.183070%-6.862009%-17.455547%-3.806662%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-61.307288%61%38.692712%39.601521%38.692712%39%3,993-25.492341%-6.126915%-26.805252%-3.610503%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-62.035011%62%37.964989%35.590131%37.964989%38%914-37.995629%-11.020918%-17.827037%-3.403060%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-70.246644%70%29.753356%32.309803%29.753356%30%3,203-44.542587%-6.151420%-25.362776%-3.564669%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-79.621451%80%20.378549%22.065543%20.378549%20%3,170
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Luzerne County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
29%38%47%56%65%74%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%14%21%28%35%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%4.1%7.0%9.8%12.7%15.6%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
8%16%22%29%36%44%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.8%3.7%5.5%7.4%9.3%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
8%15%21%27%33%39%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Luzerne County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
6%20%33%47%60%74%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%8%14%20%27%33%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.7%3.2%5.6%8.1%10.5%13.0%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%26%40%54%69%83%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.3%4.5%6.8%9.1%11.4%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
1%11%20%30%39%49%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Luzerne County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
2%18%33%48%63%78%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%10%21%31%41%52%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.4%8.8%13.2%17.5%22.0%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
9%26%42%58%73%90%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%
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Household Types by Place in Luzerne County

There are 66 places that are fully or partially contained within Luzerne County (65 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 66 of those to each other, Luzerne County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Luzerne County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Luzerne County, selected places in Luzerne County, and entities that contain Luzerne County
0%20%40%60%Count#Upper ExeterHilldaleChaseTrucksvilleMountain TopBeech Mtn LksSilkworthWanamieBear Crk VlgPenn Lk PkHarveys LakePikes CreekYatesvilleNuangolaLaflinEast BerwickDuryeaNew ColumbusWhite HavenHughestownConynghamW NanticokeCourtdaleForty FortAvocaWest WyomingLarksvilleDallasUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticDupontNescopeckScranton AreaLuzernePringleSugar NotchHudsonBrowntownPardeesvilleHazletonKingstonAshleyPittstonEdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-BarreLattimer78.245614%78.245614%78%223174.696970%74.696970%75%493272.274143%72.274143%72%232367.760844%67.760844%68%578466.811489%66.811489%67%2,768565.721649%65.721649%66%510665.013774%65.013774%65%236763.953488%63.953488%64%165863.636364%63.636364%64%70962.068966%62.068966%62%721061.493776%61.493776%61%7411160.606061%60.606061%61%601258.131488%58.131488%58%1681358.053691%58.053691%58%1731457.679739%57.679739%58%3531555.332629%55.332629%55%5241654.523346%54.523346%55%1,1211754.117647%54.117647%54%461853.151261%53.151261%53%2531951.202749%51.202749%51%2982051.148730%51.148730%51%4232151.086957%51.086957%51%1412250.335570%50.335570%50%1502349.647696%49.647696%50%9162449.243856%49.243856%49%5212548.886827%48.886827%49%5272648.789672%48.789672%49%9072748.517520%48.517520%49%5402848.235831%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%4922945.646067%45.646067%46%3253044.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k44.334975%44.334975%44%1803343.678161%43.678161%44%1523841.920732%41.920732%42%2754238.689548%38.689548%39%2484736.637931%36.637931%37%855236.129816%36.129816%36%3,2735634.946145%34.946145%35%2,0445732.530120%32.530120%33%3786132.113001%32.113001%32%1,1146231.827017%31.827017%32%6556330.201342%30.201342%30%4956429.303145%29.303145%29%4,4916518.907563%18.907563%19%4566
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 66 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Luzerne County

There are 76 county subdivisions in Luzerne County. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Luzerne County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Luzerne County. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,005.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Luzerne County, selected county subdivisions in Luzerne County, and entities that contain Luzerne County
0%20%40%60%Count#JacksonFairviewHuntingtonWrightLehmanExeterUnionDorranceSugarloafRice TownshipHarveys LakeHunlockLake TownshipBear CrkButlerKingstonRoss TownshipSalemDuryeaJenkinsConynghamDallasForty FortAvocaWest WyomingLarksvilleDallasUnited StatesPennsylvaniaFosterNortheastMiddle AtlanticDupontPlainsWyomingScranton AreaSwoyersvilleLuzerneNewportPittstonExeterWest PittstonFreelandHanoverWilkes-BarreNanticokeHazletonHazleKingstonPlymouthLuzerneAshleyPittstonEdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-Barre73.356009%73.356009%73%647169.067001%69.067001%69%1,103268.961039%68.961039%69%531367.874166%67.874166%68%1,424466.958425%66.958425%67%918566.909091%66.909091%67%552665.321564%65.321564%65%518762.891566%62.891566%63%522862.164025%62.164025%62%902961.549815%61.549815%62%8341061.493776%61.493776%61%7411160.845384%60.845384%61%5471259.748428%59.748428%60%4751359.646167%59.646167%60%7081458.983324%58.983324%59%2,1931558.519306%58.519306%59%1,6521658.493724%58.493724%58%6991756.603774%56.603774%57%1,0201854.523346%54.523346%55%1,1211953.417168%53.417168%53%9772051.148730%51.148730%51%4232151.094225%51.094225%51%1,6812249.647696%49.647696%50%9162349.243856%49.243856%49%5212448.886827%48.886827%49%5272548.789672%48.789672%49%9072648.517520%48.517520%49%5402748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M48.021828%48.021828%48%7042847.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.724907%45.724907%46%4922945.347254%45.347254%45%1,9983045.276163%45.276163%45%6233144.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.760550%44.760550%45%9443244.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k43.713956%43.713956%44%7583343.414275%43.414275%43%5903441.812985%41.812985%42%1,0243540.077071%40.077071%40%8323639.643653%39.643653%40%5343738.636839%38.636839%39%1,8483837.562604%37.562604%38%4503936.388140%36.388140%36%1,6204036.129816%36.129816%36%3,2734135.664336%35.664336%36%1,4284234.946145%34.946145%35%2,0444333.346441%33.346441%33%8484432.894737%32.894737%33%4504532.530120%32.530120%33%3784632.113001%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 in the Scranton Area

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

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Luzerne County, selected other counties in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Luzerne 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 Luzerne County to the 50 most populous counties in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Luzerne County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 44,575.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Luzerne County, selected other counties in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Luzerne 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 Luzerne County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Luzerne County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Luzerne County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Luzerne County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMaricopaKingNortheastHarrisMiddle AtlanticFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensScranton AreaLos AngelesLuzerneHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-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%1,465,2771.47M2944.586477%44.586477%45%56,85456.9k44.010311%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 Luzerne 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 Cities:
Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton
Boroughs:
Ashley, Avoca, Bear Creek Village, Conyngham, Courtdale, Dallas, Dupont, Duryea, Edwardsville, Exeter, Forty Fort, Freeland, Harveys Lake, Hughestown, Jeddo, Kingston, Laflin, Larksville, Laurel Run, Luzerne, Nescopeck, New Columbus, Nuangola, Penn Lake Park, Plymouth, Pringle, Shickshinny, Sugar Notch, Swoyersville, Warrior Run, West Hazleton, West Pittston, West Wyoming, White Haven, Wyoming, Yatesville
Cities:
Hazleton, Nanticoke, Pittston, Wilkes-Barre
Townships:
Bear Creek, Black Creek, Buck, Butler, Conyngham, Dallas, Dennison, Dorrance, Exeter, Fairmount, Fairview, Foster, Franklin, Hanover, Hazle, Hollenback, Hunlock, Huntington, Jackson, Jenkins, Kingston, Lake, Lehman, Nescopeck, Newport, Pittston, Plains, Plymouth, Rice, Ross, Salem, Slocum, Sugarloaf, Union, Wilkes-Barre, Wright
Unincorporated Places:
Beech Mountain Lakes, Browntown, Chase, East Berwick, Georgetown, Glen Lyon, Harleigh, Hickory Hills, Hilldale, Hudson, Inkerman, Lattimer, Mocanaqua, Mountain Top, Nuremberg, Pardeesville, Pikes Creek, Plains, Shavertown, Sheatown, Silkworth, Trucksville, Upper Exeter, Wanamie, West Nanticoke, Weston
ZIP Codes:
17814, 17815, 17878, 18201, 18202, 18216, 18219, 18221, 18222, 18223, 18224, 18225, 18234, 18239, 18241, 18244, 18246, 18249, 18251, 18255, 18256, 18424, 18602, 18603, 18610, 18612, 18615, 18617, 18618, 18621, 18622, 18634, 18635, 18636, 18640, 18641, 18642, 18643, 18644, 18651, 18655, 18656, 18660, 18661, 18701, 18702, 18704, 18705, 18706, 18707, 18708, 18709
Unified School Districts:
Benton, Berwick, Crestwood, Dallas, Greater Nanticoke, Hanover, Hazleton, Lake-Lehman, Northwest, Pittston, Wilkes-Barre, Wyoming, Wyoming Valley West
Congressional Districts:
PA-11, PA-17
State Senate Districts:
PA-14, PA-20, PA-22, PA-27
State House Districts:
PA-116, PA-117, PA-118, PA-119, PA-120, PA-121
Neighboring Counties:
Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Wyoming
Nearby Counties:
Berks, Bradford, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Susquehanna, Wayne