Household Types in Scranton, Pennsylvania (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Scranton
Scranton
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family236.175131%48.034142%36.175131%36.2%10,48510.5k14.718465%11.943581%14.718465%14.7%4,2666.055065%4.424187%6.055065%6.1%1,75535.978471%29.571826%35.978471%36.0%10,42810.4k7.072868%6.026265%7.072868%7.1%2,050
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Scranton
Scranton
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads51.998824%67.536265%51.998824%52.0%3,53832.936508%24.415691%32.936508%32.9%2,24115.064668%8.048043%15.064668%15.1%1,025

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Scranton
Scranton
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children223.475021%25.603611%23.475021%23.5%6,80476.293817%74.187216%76.293817%76.3%22,11322.1k
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 Scranton
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Mixed3White4Hispanic5Other3Black3-4.497041%-8.165680%-3.905325%-9.349112%-7.984215%-3.948578%-19.432895%-6.896383%-25.917160%26%74.082840%61.737928%74.082840%74%845-10.795455%-7.670455%-21.306818%-0.000000%-22.206757%-6.387632%-27.505758%-8.309721%-39.772727%40%60.227273%35.590131%60.227273%60%352-12.488032%-5.061816%-39.370603%-6.643633%-9.065206%-3.983411%-29.341576%-6.058508%-63.564084%64%36.435916%51.551298%36.435916%36%24,02324.0k-32.528339%-8.920651%-18.629867%-13.011336%-23.422783%-7.300199%-22.388026%-7.287471%-73.090192%73%26.909808%39.601521%26.909808%27%2,029-29.550827%-10.165485%-21.749409%-12.529551%-29.156123%-10.738880%-21.409777%-6.385416%-73.995272%74%26.004728%32.309803%26.004728%26%423-30.868902%-16.692073%-29.878049%-4.420732%-29.457641%-6.135302%-37.471077%-4.870437%-81.859756%82%18.140244%22.065543%18.140244%18%1,312
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Scranton

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
21%28%33%39%45%51%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4%14%24%33%43%53%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8%8.6%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
17%25%33%41%48%56%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.9%3.0%5.1%7.2%9.2%11.3%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
13%19%25%31%37%43%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Scranton

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
20%27%33%39%45%51%

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 (%):
23%33%43%53%62%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 Scranton

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
7%20%32%44%56%69%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%12%22%33%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 Neighborhood in Scranton

There are 15 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Scranton (10 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Scranton, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Scranton.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Scranton, selected neighborhoods in Scranton, and entities that contain Scranton
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#West MountainTripp's ParkKeyser ValleyUnited StatesPennsylvaniaEast MountainNortheastMiddle AtlanticScranton AreaLackawannaMinookaGreen RidgeProvidenceHill SectionScrantonScrantonSouth SideHyde ParkBull's HeadThe FlatsDowntownPinebrookThe Plot50.302574%50.302574%50%602603150.250241%50.250241%50%474250.132979%50.132979%50%112348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.388729%47.388729%47%633634447.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M44.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k39.400303%39.400303%39%374375538.411495%38.411495%38%981638.018880%38.018880%38%1,358736.663403%36.663403%37%981982836.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k36.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k35.399905%35.399905%35%1,349934.635914%34.635914%35%2,3951030.182028%30.182028%30%1781791127.132900%27.132900%27%2771225.899715%25.899715%26%3831324.298067%24.298067%24%3973981421.948405%21.948405%22%7515
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 15 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Scranton Area

There are 100 places in the Scranton Area. This section compares Scranton to all of the places in the Scranton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Scranton.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Scranton, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Scranton
0%20%40%60%Count#Upper ExeterHilldaleChaseWaverlyTrucksvilleDaltonMountain TopBeech Mtn LksSilkworthWanamieBear Crk VlgPenn Lk PkHarveys LakeMoscowPikes CreekBig Bass LakeYatesvilleNuangolaGlenburnLaflinEast BerwickDuryeaMount CobbNew ColumbusClarks GreenWhite HavenNoxenChinchillaHughestownConynghamNicholsonLake WinolaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNortheastMiddle AtlanticDupontScranton AreaLackawannaShavertownHudsonDunmoreWest PittstonSheatownGlen LyonScrantonScrantonHazletonPlymouthPittstonEdwardsvilleWest HazletonWilkes-BarreLattimer78.245614%78.245614%78%223174.696970%74.696970%75%493272.274143%72.274143%72%232368.831169%68.831169%69%159467.760844%67.760844%68%578567.557252%67.557252%68%354666.811489%66.811489%67%2,768765.721649%65.721649%66%510865.013774%65.013774%65%236963.953488%63.953488%64%1651063.636364%63.636364%64%701162.068966%62.068966%62%721261.493776%61.493776%61%7411360.863874%60.863874%61%4651460.606061%60.606061%61%601558.834244%58.834244%59%3231658.131488%58.131488%58%1681758.053691%58.053691%58%1731857.994580%57.994580%58%2141957.679739%57.679739%58%3532055.332629%55.332629%55%5242154.523346%54.523346%55%1,1212254.160790%54.160790%54%3842354.117647%54.117647%54%462453.366174%53.366174%53%3252553.151261%53.151261%53%2532652.500000%52.500000%53%1262751.460222%51.460222%51%5112851.202749%51.202749%51%2982951.148730%51.148730%51%4233049.679487%49.679487%50%1553648.239437%48.239437%48%1374348.235831%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%4925044.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k43.774319%43.774319%44%4505741.920732%41.920732%42%2756440.782918%40.782918%41%2,2926740.077071%40.077071%40%8327138.257576%38.257576%38%1017836.262204%36.262204%36%2608536.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k36.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k8736.129816%36.129816%36%3,2738833.346441%33.346441%33%8489232.113001%32.113001%32%1,1149531.827017%31.827017%32%6559630.201342%30.201342%30%4959729.303145%29.303145%29%4,4919818.907563%18.907563%19%4599
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 99 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Scranton to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Scranton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Scranton, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Scranton
0%20%40%60%Count#Franklin ParkUpper St. ClairMurrysvillePlumAllison ParkLevittownBethel ParkHorshamWillow GroveHermitageKing of PrussiaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaBaldwinNortheastMiddle AtlanticDrexel HillMonroevilleScranton AreaLackawannaHersheyWest MifflinLansdaleFullertonAltoonaHanoverPottstownEastonCarlisleChambersburgBethlehemScrantonScrantonHazletonPhoenixvilleWilliamsportAllentownErieLancasterGreensburgNew CastleLebanonBloomsburgNorristownWilkes-BarreReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaWest ChesterYorkState CollegeMcKeesportIndianaJohnstownHarrisburgWilkinsburgChester75.322101%75.322101%75%3,800170.981004%70.981004%71%5,007265.007429%65.007429%65%5,250360.675786%60.675786%61%6,698457.170698%57.170698%57%4,987557.008981%57.008981%57%10,22010.2k656.472782%56.472782%56%7,573753.681462%53.681462%54%3,084853.222315%53.222315%53%3,196952.142857%52.142857%52%3,5771051.409697%51.409697%51%4,3581148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.540984%47.540984%48%4,0021247.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.785649%45.785649%46%5,0411345.764603%45.764603%46%5,7431444.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k43.498002%43.498002%43%2,3951542.727377%42.727377%43%3,7161642.613018%42.613018%43%2,7431741.328649%41.328649%41%2,5881840.109831%40.109831%40%7,4501939.225037%39.225037%39%2,6322038.950306%38.950306%39%3,6292137.796196%37.796196%38%3,5572237.671886%37.671886%38%2,7672336.483703%36.483703%36%3,0112436.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k2536.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k36.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2636.129816%36.129816%36%3,2732733.207953%33.207953%33%2,4722832.982293%32.982293%33%3,5392932.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k3032.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3131.680376%31.680376%32%6,7403231.387965%31.387965%31%2,0763331.119465%31.119465%31%2,9803430.299303%30.299303%30%2,9563530.035632%30.035632%30%1,4333629.463486%29.463486%29%3,6193729.303145%29.303145%29%4,4913828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.044776%26.044776%26%1,7454225.276753%25.276753%25%4,1104323.864575%23.864575%24%2,8904423.766867%23.766867%24%2,0964523.553719%23.553719%24%1,0264623.528798%23.528798%24%2,2554722.911766%22.911766%23%4,5784818.570022%18.570022%19%1,5094917.278208%17.278208%17%2,00650
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Scranton to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Scranton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Scranton, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Scranton
0%20%40%60%Count#NewtonToms RiverCliftonNew RochelleUnited StatesPennsylvaniaStamfordNorwalkDanburyNortheastWarwickMiddle AtlanticNashuaCranstonScranton AreaLackawannaYonkersCheektowagaManchesterQuincyElizabethJersey CityLynnBrocktonBethlehemNew YorkScrantonScrantonPawtucketLowellPatersonWorcesterWaterburyFall RiverAllentownBridgeportErieNew BedfordNew BritainCambridgeSomervilleLawrenceProvidenceSpringfieldTrentonReadingPittsburghPhiladelphiaBostonNewarkNew HavenSyracuseBuffaloAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden61.055732%61.055732%61%18,86518.9k153.901821%53.901821%54%17,87617.9k250.893041%50.893041%51%14,81714.8k348.744377%48.744377%49%13,76213.8k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M48.010816%48.010816%48%22,90522.9k547.634402%47.634402%48%15,80715.8k647.566778%47.566778%48%13,99714.0k747.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.976890%46.976890%47%16,52616.5k846.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M45.851128%45.851128%46%15,99716.0k945.668671%45.668671%46%13,90213.9k1044.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k40.600030%40.600030%41%29,62329.6k1139.485995%39.485995%39%13,16713.2k1239.047240%39.047240%39%17,67217.7k1338.686186%38.686186%39%15,40615.4k1438.119282%38.119282%38%15,25015.3k1537.914107%37.914107%38%37,76737.8k1637.203027%37.203027%37%11,99512.0k1737.122941%37.122941%37%11,87611.9k1836.236596%36.236596%36%10,47610.5k1936.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2036.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k36.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k2135.596424%35.596424%36%9,7942234.865109%34.865109%35%13,50513.5k2334.458178%34.458178%34%15,08215.1k2433.761054%33.761054%34%23,36423.4k2533.406317%33.406317%33%13,27413.3k2632.992754%32.992754%33%12,65812.7k2732.919419%32.919419%33%13,65313.7k2832.589312%32.589312%33%16,41116.4k2932.429265%32.429265%32%13,28413.3k3032.404341%32.404341%32%12,72012.7k3132.143111%32.143111%32%9,0383232.135550%32.135550%32%13,97814.0k3330.246052%30.246052%30%9,7483429.678947%29.678947%30%7,6453529.571368%29.571368%30%18,10318.1k3629.196545%29.196545%29%16,32716.3k3728.883081%28.883081%29%7,9573828.315931%28.315931%28%8,2173928.269153%28.269153%28%37,54237.5k4027.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4126.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4226.098685%26.098685%26%24,57424.6k4325.147929%25.147929%25%12,58012.6k4424.268605%24.268605%24%13,45513.5k4523.969617%23.969617%24%26,28726.3k4622.609759%22.609759%23%9,2444721.208420%21.208420%21%9,7234819.904678%19.904678%20%17,08117.1k4919.774764%19.774764%20%4,89950
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Scranton to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Scranton. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Scranton, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Scranton
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesPennsylvaniaColorado SpgsMesaNortheastMiddle AtlanticArlingtonFort WorthScranton AreaLackawannaSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkScrantonScrantonSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.034142%48.034142%48%2,383,4202.38M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.051699%47.051699%47%9,916,8809.92M46.735300%46.735300%47%7,208,0467.21M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.857689%44.857689%45%100,252100k44.328081%44.328081%44%37,75637.8k44.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2936.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k36.175131%36.175131%36%10,48510.5k35.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place 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 Scranton. 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:
Lackawanna
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
Townships:
Newton, Ransom
ZIP Codes:
18411, 18503, 18504, 18505, 18507, 18508, 18509, 18510, 18519
Unified School District:
Scranton
Neighborhoods:
Bull's Head, Downtown, East Mountain, Green Ridge, Hill Section, Hyde Park, Keyser Valley, Minooka, Pinebrook, Providence, South Side, The Flats, The Plot, Tripp's Park, West Mountain
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-22
State House Districts:
PA-112, PA-113
Neighboring Boroughs:
Dickson City, Dunmore, Moosic, Taylor, Throop
Neighboring Townships:
Roaring Brook, Spring Brook
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Chinchilla
Nearby Boroughs:
Avoca, Blakely, Clarks Green, Clarks Summit, Dupont, Duryea, Hughestown, Jessup, Old Forge, Olyphant