Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Lackawanna County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 213,295 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 213,295 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,958 1.4%
Male 100,614 47.2%     Mexican 711 0.3%
Female 112,681 52.8%     Puerto Rican 1,262 0.6%
          Cuban 110 0.1%
Under 5 years 11,213 5.3%     Other Hispanic or Latino 875 0.4%
5 to 9 years 12,949 6.1%   Not Hispanic or Latino 210,337 98.6%
10 to 14 years 13,901 6.5%     White alone 204,560 95.9%
15 to 19 years 14,569 6.8%        
20 to 24 years 12,692 6.0%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 25,018 11.7%       Total population 213,295 100.0%
35 to 44 years 31,393 14.7%   In households 205,460 96.3%
45 to 54 years 29,424 13.8%     Householder 86,218 40.4%
55 to 59 years 11,067 5.2%     Spouse 42,150 19.8%
60 to 64 years 9,527 4.5%     Child 61,049 28.6%
65 to 74 years 19,747 9.3%       Own child under 18 years 43,085 20.2%
75 to 84 years 16,097 7.5%     Other relatives 8,515 4.0%
85 years and over 5,698 2.7%       Under 18 years 2,315 1.1%
          Nonrelatives 7,528 3.5%
Median age (years) 40.3 (X)       Unmarried partner 3,516 1.6%
        In group quarters 7,835 3.7%
18 years and over 166,868 78.2%     Institutionalized population 3,396 1.6%
  Male 76,854 36.0%     Noninstitutionalized population 4,439 2.1%
  Female 90,014 42.2%        
21 years and over 157,660 73.9%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 47,224 22.1%       Total households 86,218 100.0%
65 years and over 41,542 19.5%   Family households (families) 55,758 64.7%
  Male 15,340 7.2%       With own children under 18 years 23,432 27.2%
  Female 26,202 12.3%     Married couple family 42,150 48.9%
            With own children under 18 years 17,303 20.1%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 10,173 11.8%
One race 211,882 99.3%       With own children under 18 years 4,823 5.6%
  White 206,160 96.7%   Nonfamily households 30,460 35.3%
  Black or African American 2,793 1.3%     Householder living alone 26,966 31.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 185 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 13,529 15.7%
  Asian 1,602 0.8%        
    Asian Indian 613 0.3%   Households with individuals under 18 years 25,116 29.1%
    Chinese 271 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 29,179 33.8%
    Filipino 101 0.0%        
    Japanese 46 0.0%   Average household size 2.38 (X)
    Korean 140 0.1%   Average family size 3.00 (X)
    Vietnamese 153 0.1%        
    Other Asian1 278 0.1%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 22 0.0%       Total housing units 95,362 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 4 0.0%   Occupied housing units 86,218 90.4%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.0%   Vacant housing units 9,144 9.6%
    Samoan 2 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,915 2.0%
    Other Pacific Islander2 11 0.0%        
  Some other race 1,120 0.5%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9% (X)
Two or more races 1,413 0.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.7% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 207,422 97.2%       Occupied housing units 86,218 100.0%
Black or African American 3,445 1.6%   Owner-occupied housing units 58,243 67.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 527 0.2%   Renter-occupied housing units 27,975 32.4%
Asian 1,883 0.9%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 60 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.56 (X)
Some other race 1,467 0.7%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.01 (X)
Date: March 28, 2002
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.