Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 728,796
1990: 638,524
2000: 624,776
Percent change, 1990–2000: -2.2%
U.S. rank in 1980: 49th
U.S. rank in 1990: 61st
U.S. rank in 2000: 67th
City Residents
1980: 88,117
1990: 81,805
2000: 76,415
2003 estimate: 74,320
Percent change, 1990–2000: -6.7%
U.S. rank in 1980: 199th
U.S. rank in 1990: 261st (State rank: 5th)
U.S. rank in 2000: 394th (State rank: 7th)
Density: 3,032.3 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 72,200
Black or African American: 2,744
American Indian and Alaska Native: 236
Asian: 961
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 34
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 1,999
Other: 1,125
Percent of residents born in state: 82.9% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 4,035
Population 5 to 9 years old: 4,422
Population 10 to 14 years old: 4,631
Population 15 to 19 years old: 6,007
Population 20 to 24 years old: 6,217
Population 25 to 34 years old: 9,011
Population 35 to 44 years old: 10,509
Population 45 to 54 years old: 9,574
Population 55 to 59 years old: 3,442
Population 60 to 64 years old: 3,204
Population 65 to 74 years old: 6,876
Population 75 to 84 years old: 6,231
Population 85 years and over: 2,256
Median age: 38.8 years
Births (2002, Lackawanna County)
Total number: 2,043
Deaths (2002, Lackawanna County)
Total number: 2,820 (of which, 13 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $16,174
Median household income: $28,805
Total households: 31,307
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 4,592
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,514
$15,000 to $24,999: 5,610
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,571
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,004
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,749
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,971
$100,000 to $149,999: 895
$150,000 to $199,999: 194
$200,000 or more: 207
Percent of families below poverty level: 10.7% (56.4% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 2,549