Race and Ethnicity in The Heights, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (Neighborhood)

Race and Ethnicity#1

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre and The Heights
The Heights
Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountWhite1Hispanic2BlackAsianMixed1Other167.462772%66.443707%67.462772%67.5%3,17012.514102%14.168538%12.514102%12.5%58816.691076%14.290597%16.691076%16.7%7840.239174%1.760082%0.239174%0.2%113.092876%3.070989%3.092876%3.1%1450.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.266087%0
Count number of members in ethno-racial group
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Relative Race and Ethnicity#2

Race and Hispanic origin in The Heights as a percentage of the total population, expressed as percentage point difference from Wilkes-Barre.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre and The Heights
-1%0%+1%+2%%ref.White1Hispanic2BlackAsianMixed1Other11.019066%1.019066%+1.0%67.463%67.5%66.444%66.4%-1.654436%-1.654436%-1.7%12.514%12.5%14.169%14.2%2.400479%2.400479%+2.4%16.691%16.7%14.291%14.3%-1.520908%-1.520908%-1.5%0.239%0.24%1.760%1.76%0.021886%0.021886%+0.0%3.093%3.09%3.071%3.07%-0.266087%-0.266087%-0.3%0.000%0%0.266%0.27%
% group's percentage of the total population of The Heights
ref. group's percentage of the total population of Wilkes-Barre
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Relative Ethno-Racial Composition by Age#3

Ethno-racial composition by age cohort as a percentage within each age cohort.
Scope: population of The Heights
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-4100.000000%100.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%616290.582282%90.6%5.650631%0.000000%3.767087%0.000000%0.000000%22322477.277736%77.3%15.105271%15.1%0.000000%4.442727%0.000000%3.174267%35575.725264%75.7%2.058344%1.181908%17.151074%17.2%0.000000%3.883410%62366.924760%66.9%0.000000%1.853334%25.926667%25.9%0.000000%5.295239%47362.691661%62.7%21.908340%21.9%0.000000%15.399999%15.4%0.000000%0.000000%55755851.862925%51.9%0.000000%7.116820%35.377042%35.4%0.000000%5.643213%33343.088813%43.1%0.000000%9.958752%36.694558%36.7%1.591740%8.666138%35435.175488%35.2%7.911744%0.000000%49.678488%49.7%0.000000%7.234279%37237339.588979%39.6%18.626168%18.6%40.813112%40.8%0.000000%0.971741%0.000000%10837.396633%37.4%32.516074%32.5%5.406742%24.680551%24.7%0.000000%0.000000%23323427.097988%27.1%32.898629%32.9%4.152254%33.615300%33.6%0.000000%2.235829%32933036.097677%36.1%5.126898%12.968035%13.0%39.522664%39.5%0.000000%6.284726%34940.388283%40.4%0.000000%2.136007%57.475710%57.5%0.000000%0.000000%3223230%20%40%60%80%100%Count
Count total number of people in age cohort
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Ethno-Racial Composition by Age Cohort#4

Ethno-racial composition by age cohort as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of The Heights
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-41.318045%1.3%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%61624.309147%4.3%0.268810%0.000000%0.179206%0.000000%0.000000%2232245.844667%5.8%1.142441%0.000000%0.336012%0.000000%0.240076%35510.046599%10.0%0.273084%0.156806%2.275462%2.3%0.000000%0.515219%6236.742758%6.7%0.000000%0.186726%2.612146%2.6%0.000000%0.533502%4737.443516%7.4%2.601224%2.6%0.000000%1.828475%1.8%0.000000%0.000000%5575583.677292%3.7%0.000000%0.504611%2.508376%2.5%0.000000%0.400127%3333.249461%3.2%0.000000%0.751020%2.767250%2.8%0.120038%0.653540%3542.788622%2.8%0.627223%0.000000%3.938382%3.9%0.000000%0.573515%3723730.912615%0.429375%0.940834%0.000000%0.022401%0.000000%1081.859267%1.9%1.616618%1.6%0.268810%1.227055%0.000000%0.000000%2332341.900466%1.9%2.307283%2.3%0.291211%2.357546%2.4%0.000000%0.156806%3293302.681250%2.7%0.380814%0.963235%2.935650%2.9%0.000000%0.466815%3492.774098%2.8%0.000000%0.146713%3.947760%3.9%0.000000%0.000000%3223230%2%4%6%8%10%12%Count
Count total number of people in age cohort
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Ethno-Racial Composition per Year#5

Ethno-racial composition per year of the age cohort as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of The Heights
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-40.082378%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%61620.430915%0.43%0.026881%0.000000%0.017921%0.000000%0.000000%2232240.584467%0.58%0.114244%0.000000%0.033601%0.000000%0.024008%3551.004660%1.00%0.027308%0.015681%0.227546%0.23%0.000000%0.051522%6230.674276%0.67%0.000000%0.018673%0.261215%0.26%0.000000%0.053350%4730.744352%0.74%0.260122%0.26%0.000000%0.182847%0.000000%0.000000%5575580.735458%0.74%0.000000%0.100922%0.501675%0.50%0.000000%0.080025%3330.649892%0.65%0.000000%0.150204%0.553450%0.55%0.024008%0.130708%3540.557724%0.56%0.125445%0.000000%0.787676%0.79%0.000000%0.114703%3723730.456307%0.46%0.214688%0.21%0.470417%0.47%0.000000%0.011200%0.000000%1080.619756%0.62%0.538873%0.54%0.089603%0.409018%0.41%0.000000%0.000000%2332340.380093%0.38%0.461457%0.46%0.058242%0.471509%0.47%0.000000%0.031361%3293300.536250%0.54%0.076163%0.192647%0.587130%0.59%0.000000%0.093363%3490.554820%0.55%0.000000%0.029343%0.789552%0.79%0.000000%0.000000%3223230.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%Count
Count total number of people in age cohort
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Race among Hispanics#6

Percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Wilkes-Barre and The Heights
The Heights
Wilkes-Barre
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountWhiteBlackIndianAsianHawaiianOtherMixed69.339869%59.781438%69.339869%69.3%4154161.948795%10.666461%1.948795%1.9%11124.727216%0.723411%4.727216%4.7%280.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%019.445597%25.211636%19.445597%19.4%1161174.538523%3.617054%4.538523%4.5%27
Count number of members of racial group

Map of Race and Ethnicity by Tract in The Heights

White Race and Ethnicity by Tract#7

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
48.5%53.4%58.1%62.9%67.7%72.5%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Tract#8

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
7.4%9.1%10.7%12.3%13.9%15.5%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Tract#9

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
4%11%18%25%32%39%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Tract#10

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.3%2.5%3.7%5.0%6.3%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Tract#11

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
2.3%3.0%3.6%4.2%4.8%5.5%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Tract#12

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.1%2.7%
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Map of Race and Ethnicity by Block Group in The Heights

White Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#13

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
39%48%57%66%75%84%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#14

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
3%9%15%21%27%34%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#15

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
4%13%22%31%40%49%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#16

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.4%2.8%4.1%5.5%6.9%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#17

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.4%8.1%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#18

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.036%0.072%0.107%0.143%0.179%
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Map of Race and Ethnicity by Block in The Heights

White Race and Ethnicity by Block#19

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
21%37%53%69%84%100%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Block#20

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%14%22%29%37%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Block#21

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
0%9%17%26%35%44%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Block#22

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
0%8%16%25%33%42%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Block#23

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.9%5.7%8.6%11.4%14.3%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Block#24

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.5%
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Race and Ethnicity by Neighborhood in Wilkes-Barre

There are 10 neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre. This section compares The Heights to all of the neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with The Heights.

Non-White Population by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of The Heights, selected other neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain The Heights
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Other1
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Sherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman HillsIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleMayflower NeighborhoodMayflowerEast End NeighborhoodEast EndUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticWilkes-BarreNortheastThe Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsZIP Code 18702ZIP 18702Wilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreSouth Wilkes-Barre NeighborhoodS Wilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaLuzerne CountyLuzerneDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaParsons NeighborhoodParsonsMiners' Mills NeighborhoodMiners' MillsRolling Mill Hill NeighborhoodRolling Mill Hl77.272727%9.447415%4.367201%0.000000%91.087344%91.1%893894137.686296%12.332276%7.065624%0.000000%57.084196%57.1%704705222.467755%15.331034%8.699599%0.000000%46.498388%46.5%1,1891,190326.024425%10.956901%2.795432%2.207196%41.983954%42.0%3,2833,284416.909408%12.632487%5.215570%3.287546%38.045012%38.0%121,195,490121M14.082792%13.747559%6.813079%2.306601%36.950032%37.0%15,296,16415.3M14.290597%14.168538%3.337076%1.760082%33.556293%33.6%13,74613.7k12.898510%11.884376%6.198913%2.384858%33.366657%33.4%18,707,27318.7M16.691076%12.514102%3.092876%0.239174%32.537228%32.5%1,5281,529513.458529%11.891060%3.503458%2.016760%30.869807%30.9%12,23012.2k10.540180%10.232857%2.727073%2.122558%25.622668%25.6%15,17415.2k11.827951%7.546553%3.833445%1.742473%24.950422%25.0%1,383611.033836%6.124432%3.144397%1.984422%22.287086%22.3%2,849,1762.85M8.644883%4.012956%1.398797%1.091193%15.147828%15.1%48,30948.3k5.885367%5.362009%2.609167%0.487042%14.343585%14.3%41177.272932%3.462059%1.515276%1.382037%13.632304%13.6%76,32776.3k8.698437%1.908276%1.879202%0.350312%12.836228%12.8%39039185.691908%4.506557%1.073015%0.746445%12.017926%12.0%24898.468272%1.305929%0.091193%0.000000%9.865394%9.9%434410
Count number of non-whites
# rank of neighborhood out of 10 by percentage non-white
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Relative Race and Ethnicity by Neighborhood#26

Percentage point difference from The Heights.
Scope: population of The Heights, selected other neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain The Heights
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Mixed1
Other1
-50%0%+50%%#Sherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman HillsMiners' Mills NeighborhoodMiners' MillsIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleRolling Mill Hill NeighborhoodRolling Mill HlDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaParsons NeighborhoodParsonsLuzerne CountyLuzerneEast End NeighborhoodEast EndMayflower NeighborhoodMayflowerPennsylvaniaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Wilkes-Barre NeighborhoodS Wilkes-BarreWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreMiddle AtlanticNortheastZIP Code 18702ZIP 18702Wilkes-BarreThe Heights NeighborhoodThe Heights-58.550116%-8.146901%-0.239174%-66.936192%-66.9%60.581652%0.561313%5.793226%66.936192%+66.9%133.872%134%1-11.441087%-12.184519%-2.346430%-25.972036%-26.0%20.519302%5.452734%0.000000%25.972036%+26.0%51.944%51.9%2-24.546968%-0.181826%-0.239174%-24.967969%-25.0%20.995221%3.972748%0.000000%24.967969%+25.0%49.936%49.9%3-11.208174%-8.222803%-0.239174%-3.010368%-22.680519%-22.7%22.671834%0.008685%22.680519%+22.7%45.361%45.4%4-6.628735%-11.329066%-2.605834%-20.563636%-20.6%18.193643%2.369993%0.000000%20.563636%+20.6%41.127%41.1%5-5.241170%-13.229016%-1.877654%-20.347841%-20.3%18.904923%1.276102%0.166816%20.347841%+20.3%40.696%40.7%-3.815665%-14.811873%-1.184599%-19.812137%-19.8%19.700999%0.111138%0.000000%19.812137%+19.8%39.624%39.6%6-3.869220%-12.678119%-1.866224%-18.413563%-18.4%17.389399%0.852019%0.172145%18.413563%+18.4%36.827%36.8%-9.446726%-5.734175%-0.559070%-15.739971%-15.7%13.510322%1.968022%0.261627%15.739971%+15.7%31.480%31.5%7-13.961160%-0.239174%-14.200334%-14.2%2.816932%5.776679%5.606724%0.000000%14.200334%+14.2%28.401%28.4%8-6.389670%-5.657240%-1.386810%-13.433720%-13.4%10.250141%2.905223%0.278356%13.433720%+13.4%26.867%26.9%-5.507784%-4.058589%-0.831595%-10.397968%-10.4%4.395306%4.976396%1.026266%10.397968%+10.4%20.796%20.8%-4.967550%-4.863124%-9.830674%-9.8%7.586806%1.503299%0.514832%0.225737%9.830674%+9.8%19.661%19.7%9-1.973922%-6.458219%-0.603894%-9.036035%-9.0%6.914560%1.883384%0.238091%9.036035%+9.0%18.072%18.1%-4.412804%-2.943516%-1.371193%-8.727513%-8.7%1.568690%6.573905%0.584918%8.727513%+8.7%17.455%17.5%-0.829430%-4.806699%-1.312012%-6.948141%-6.9%0.384408%5.959738%0.603994%6.948141%+6.9%13.896%13.9%-0.623043%-3.232547%-3.855589%-3.9%1.667421%1.777586%0.143027%0.267555%3.855589%+3.9%7.711%7.71%-1.019066%-2.400479%-0.021886%-3.441431%-3.4%1.654436%1.520908%0.266087%3.441431%+3.4%6.883%6.88%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%10
% sum total percentage point deviation of neighborhood from The Heights
# rank of neighborhood out of 10 by %
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

White1 Population by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of The Heights, selected other neighborhoods in Wilkes-Barre, and entities that contain The Heights
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Rolling Mill Hill NeighborhoodRolling Mill HlMiners' Mills NeighborhoodMiners' MillsParsons NeighborhoodParsonsScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownLuzerne CountyLuzernePennsylvaniaSouth Wilkes-Barre NeighborhoodS Wilkes-BarreWilkes-Barre Area School DistrictWilkes-BarreZIP Code 18702ZIP 18702The Heights NeighborhoodThe HeightsNortheastWilkes-BarreMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast End NeighborhoodEast EndMayflower NeighborhoodMayflowerIron Triangle NeighborhoodIron TriangleSherman Hills NeighborhoodSherman Hills90.134606%90.134606%90.1%398187.982074%87.982074%88.0%1,8181,819287.163772%87.163772%87.2%2,654386.367696%86.367696%86.4%483,571484k85.656415%85.656415%85.7%2,4552,456484.852172%84.852172%84.9%270,608271k77.712914%77.712914%77.7%9,934,8019.93M75.049578%75.049578%75.0%4,1594,160574.377332%74.377332%74.4%44,04744.0k69.130193%69.130193%69.1%27,38827.4k67.462772%67.462772%67.5%3,170666.633343%66.633343%66.6%37,358,49637.4M66.443707%66.443707%66.4%27,21827.2k63.049968%63.049968%63.0%26,100,72626.1M61.954988%61.954988%62.0%197,362,672197M58.016046%58.016046%58.0%4,537753.501612%53.501612%53.5%1,369842.915804%42.915804%42.9%53098.912656%8.912656%8.9%8710
Count number of whites
# rank of neighborhood out of 10 by percentage whites
1non-Hispanic

Definitions

Throughout these reports we will refer to several racial and ethnic groups, the definitions of which derive from those used by the US Census Bureau. In the interests of brevity and clarity we have combined several of the Census categories yielding the following mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive categories:

  • White: non-Hispanic whites
  • Hispanic: Hispanics, excluding black and Asian Hispanics
  • Black: blacks, including Hispanic blacks
  • Asian: Asians, including Hispanic Asians
  • Mixed: non-Hispanic mixed race people
  • Other: American Indians and other groups not otherwise categorized

In all cases, racial and ethnic classification is based on self-identification. While the term 'Hispanic' is an ethnic, not a racial, designation (and so there exist Hispanic and non-Hispanic people of all races), we conform with the common practice of comparing Hispanics with other racial groups. This is reflected in our categorization (listed above), and in our preference for the term 'ethno-racial group' in place of just 'race'. Finally, while these categories are used wherever possible, the data does not always allow this grouping, so it is important to read the footnotes of each chart to understand the definitions used therein.

Unlike the other geographical entities detailed on this site, neighborhoods are not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. To overcome this we have computed reasonable estimates of the same statistics that are presented for other the entity types. Each statistic is computed as the weighted sum or average of the census tracts or block groups that overlap the neighborhood. A weighted sum is used for counts of people or households, and a weighted average is used for statistics that are themselves some form of average, such as median household income. Census block groups are preferred when the statistic in question is available on the block group level. The weight for a given tract (or block group) is computed as the population of the census tabulation blocks that occupy the intersection between the tract and the neighborhood as a fraction of the total population of the neighborhood.

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Luzerne
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
City:
Wilkes-Barre
Township:
Wilkes-Barre
Unincorporated Place:
Georgetown
ZIP Code:
18702
Unified School District:
Wilkes-Barre
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-14
State House District:
PA-121
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East End, Iron Triangle, Mayflower, Sherman Hills
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Downtown, East Mountain, Hyde Park, Miners' Mills, Minooka, Parsons, Rolling Mill Hill, South Side, South Wilkes-Barre, The Flats