Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Luzerne County has a population of 327,675 and has grown 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $174,100, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $63,691.

Home price
$174,100
Income
$63,691
Population
327,675
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$174,100county
Median gross rent$1,004county
Median year homes here were built1960county
Share of homes built before 198074.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,344county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,252county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,028county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,631county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$63,691county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate15.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.9%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government13.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.2%county
Economic output per resident$62,808county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.45%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service15 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport219572county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station81 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.5%county
Traffic deaths12.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher25.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.2%county
Public schools in the county63county
Public school enrollment44957county
Students per full-time teacher16.3county
Free lunch eligible77.3%county
Elementary schools38county
Middle schools9county
High schools16county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above5county
Share of local colleges that are public83.3%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians76county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department4county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population327,675county
Land area in square miles890county
People per square mile of land368.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores67county
Convenience stores58county
Share living far from a food store12.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.1%county
Population change since 2020+2.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age42.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%county
Share of households that are one person32.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.6%county
Second languages15.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents107county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in6,104county
Households that moved away6,184county
Average income of arriving households$49,050county
Average income of departing households$52,324county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year295county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.9%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature48.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.7 incounty
Annual snowfall23.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.79 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing145 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days161 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$152county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh18.3¢county
Household electricity use834 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity24.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas50.3%county
Homes heated by propane5.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil15.8%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband87.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk95.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk77.2county
Hail risk53.0county
Earthquake risk83.9county
Tornado risk81.6county
Tropical cyclone risk83.1county
Extreme heat risk91.3county
Winter weather risk97.2county
Strong wind risk78.6county
Wildfire risk53.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here1county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Luzerne County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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