Pennsylvania · Census place 69000
Scranton city, PA
Quick answer
Scranton city has 76,074 residents, ranking #7 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $49,531, the median home is worth $141,700 and median gross rent runs $991 a month.
- Population
- 76,074Scranton city residents
- Median household income
- $49,531Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $141,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $991Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Scranton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Scranton city median would spend about 24% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22% of residents and 50.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Reading city 94,836
- Erie city 94,156
- Bethlehem city 77,069
- Lancaster city 57,683
- Levittown CDP 50,930
- Harrisburg city 50,092
- York city 44,830
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