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County:

Luzerne County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42079

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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:

375,370

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

341,956

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

343,079

0.3%

1.3%

-1.0%

1990:

328,149

-4.4%

-2.8%

-1.5%

2000:

319,250

-2.7%

0.3%

-3.0%

2005:

312,861

-2.0%

0.4%

-2.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

306,528

96.0%

0-to-19:

75,675

23.7%

Black:

5,202

1.6%

20-to-39:

79,974

25.1%

Hispanic:

3,713

1.2%

40-to-59:

86,185

27.0%

American Indian:

248

0.1%

60-plus:

77,416

24.2%

Other:

3,559

1.1%

Median Age:

40.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

358.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.4%

Median Family Income:

$43,335

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.1%

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