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Community Profile: Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of Pennsylvania, Scranton-Wilkes-Barre MSA, and City of Scranton
 
State of Pennsylvania
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
City of Scranton
Total Population
12,281,054
560,625
76,415
White alone
85.4%
96.7%
93.7%
Black or African American alone
9.9%
1.4%
2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
Asian alone
1.8%
0.6%
1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Some other race alone
1.5%
0.5%
1.2%
Two or more races
1.3%
0.7%
1.2%
Total Percentage
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino in Origin of Total Population
3.2%
1.2%
2.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
 
Total Households
Low-Income Households
(<50%)
Moderate-Income Households
(50-79%)
Middle-Income Households
(80-119%)
Upper-Income Households
(≥120%)
Tract Income
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Low Income
1,168
0.5
786
1.4
156
0.4
120
0.3
106
0.1
Moderate Income
25,209
11.1
9,547
17.2
4,524
12.5
4,559
10.9
6,579
7.0
Middle Income
168,372
73.9
40,690
73.5
27,885
76.7
32,018
76.7
67,779
71.9
Upper Income
32,980
14.5
4,373
7.9
3,781
10.4
5,040
12.1
19,786
21.0
Total
227,729
100.0
55,396
100.0
36,346
100.0
41,737
100.0
94,250
100.0
Percentage of Households in Tracts of Any Income
 
 
 
24.3%
 
16.0%
 
18.3%
 
41.4%

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), http://www.ffiec.gov. External Link

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA

Racial Composition of the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 2: Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA

Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 3: Vacant Housing

Vacant Housing

* Less than 0.1 percent of the vacant housing in the state of Pennsylvania and in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA is attributable to migrant workers. No vacant housing in the city of Scranton is attributable to migrant workers.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

Figure 4: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en External Link

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