Scranton, Pennsylvania demographics

Scranton, PA demographics: median age 37.2; 23.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Scranton city, Pennsylvania · Incorporated city · GEOID 4269000. The survey estimates a population of 76,033 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Scranton is 37.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 30,247 households (±818). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.2 ±1.1	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	16,098 ±802	21.2% ±1.1 pp	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	19,312 ±875	25.4% ±1.2 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	26,171 ±1,076	34.4% ±1.4 pp	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	14,452 ±762	19.0% ±1.0 pp	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	37,382 ±672	49.2% ±0.9 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	38,651 ±671	50.8% ±0.9 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	51,272 ±1,089	67.4% ±1.4 pp	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,254 ±692	6.9% ±0.9 pp	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	52 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	4,011 ±507	5.3% ±0.7 pp	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	51 ±59 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	6,156 ±802	8.1% ±1.1 pp	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	9,237 ±1,213	12.1% ±1.6 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	62,389 ±1,021	82.1% ±1.3 pp	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13,644 ±1,026	17.9% ±1.3 pp	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,247
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	9,991 ±493	33.0% ±1.4 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,904 ±394	6.3% ±1.3 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,826 ±438	16.0% ±1.4 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	11,387 ±872	37.6% ±2.7 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,139 ±279	7.1% ±0.9 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,247
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	8,261 ±408	27.3% ±1.1 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	21,986 ±988	72.7% ±2.6 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 30,247
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	11,387 ±872	37.6% ±2.7 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,343 ±576	27.6% ±1.8 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,583 ±511	15.2% ±1.6 pp	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,367 ±359	11.1% ±1.1 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,380 ±263	4.6% ±0.9 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	671 ±182	2.2% ±0.6 pp	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	516 ±167	1.7% ±0.6 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	66,475 ±1,099	87.4% ±1.4 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	9,558 ±1,100	12.6% ±1.4 pp	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 72,186
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	58,236 ±1,233	80.7% ±1.6 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	8,579 ±816	11.9% ±1.1 pp	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	98 ±68 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	116 ±73 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	422 ±209	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	3,128 ±601	4.3% ±0.8 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	78 ±62 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	78 ±70 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	253 ±116	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	504 ±330 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	141 ±120 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	553 ±312 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 50,388
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	6,662 ±697	13.2% ±1.4 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	19,498 ±870	38.7% ±1.6 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,323 ±652	16.5% ±1.3 pp	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	4,244 ±444	8.4% ±0.9 pp	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,021 ±578	13.9% ±1.1 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,640 ±514	9.2% ±1.0 pp	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 75,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	62,766 ±1,177	83.6% ±1.5 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	6,174 ±897	8.2% ±1.2 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,897 ±449	3.9% ±0.6 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,771 ±416	3.7% ±0.6 pp	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	473 ±232	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.7% of Scranton residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 84.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Scranton	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.7% ±0.9 pp	5.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.1% ±1.8 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.5% ±0.7 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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