Scranton

Population & Demographics

Scranton, PA

Scranton is home to 76,033 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 30,953 resident workers commute each day.

PennsylvaniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
76,033
people
Population

76,033 residents

Median age 37.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Scranton population & demographics

Who lives in Scranton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
76,033
Median age
37.2yrs
Median household income
$50,739
Median home value
$158,100
Median gross rent
$1,048/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
23.1%
Poverty rate
23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Scranton

How Scranton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White64.9%
Hispanic or Latino17.9%
Black6.6%
Asian5.3%
Two or more races4.6%
Some other race0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Scranton

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Scranton.

Scranton at a glance
Employed Residents
30,953
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
5.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
31.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Dunmore
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Scranton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Scranton commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

76 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Scranton

30,953 commutes, one dot at a time

Scranton

Where 30,953 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Scranton, by worker count.

1Scranton0.0 mi9,586
2Dunmore2.2 mi1,901
3Moosic4.3 mi1,134
4Dickson City4.3 mi924
5Wilkes-Barre15.9 mi736
6Philadelphia101.3 mi626
7Taylor2.9 mi595
8Jessup6.9 mi586

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Scranton.

1Scranton0.0 mi9,586
2Dunmore2.2 mi1,603
3Old Forge4.7 mi789
4Taylor2.9 mi681
5Dickson City4.3 mi668
6Archbald8.4 mi615
7Blakely6.2 mi597
8Moosic4.3 mi593

Top industries

The sectors that employ Scranton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance35.3%
EDEducational Services11.4%
RTRetail Trade8.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.9%
MFManufacturing6.7%
PAPublic Administration5.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.0%
FIFinance and Insurance3.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Scranton

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

8 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps78%
8 Gbps36%
See all internet providers in Scranton

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