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Pennsylvania · Census place 85152

Wilkes-Barre city, PA

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Wilkes-Barre city has 44,217 residents, ranking #12 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $47,970, the median home is worth $108,000 and median gross rent runs $939 a month.

Population
44,217Wilkes-Barre city residents
Median household income
$47,970Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$108,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$939Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
35.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
48.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Wilkes-Barre city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Wilkes-Barre city median would spend about 23.5% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.1% of residents and 48.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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