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County:

Lackawanna County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42069

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

198,637

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

27

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

234,504

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

227,908

-2.8%

-2.0%

-0.8%

1990:

219,039

-3.9%

-3.4%

-0.5%

2000:

213,295

-2.6%

-0.7%

-1.9%

2005:

209,525

-1.8%

0.1%

-1.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

204,560

95.9%

0-to-19:

52,632

24.7%

Black:

2,662

1.2%

20-to-39:

52,979

24.8%

Hispanic:

2,958

1.4%

40-to-59:

56,615

26.5%

American Indian:

163

0.1%

60-plus:

51,069

23.9%

Other:

2,952

1.4%

Median Age:

40.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

464.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.6%

Median Family Income:

$44,949

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.0%

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