Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Pennsylvania Department of Health: P.O. Box 90, Harrisburg
Population:
- Total Population: 319,250
- Males: 154,041
- Females: 165,209
Ethnicity:
- White: 306,038
- Black/African American: 5,287
- Hispanic: 3,912
- Native American/Eskimo: 376
- Asian: 1,529
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 37
- Other: 197
- 2 or more: 1,874
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (287,780)
- Spanish (4,195)
- Polish (2,700)
- Italian (2,080)
- German (1,055)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 6,171
- Italy (613)
- Germany (447)
- Dominican Republic (420)
- Poland (395)
- United Kingdom (348)
- India (335)
- Mexico (328)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (132,599)
- United Methodist Church, The (19,554)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (9,895)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (4,393)
- United Church of Christ (3,858)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 118,873
- Sensory: 9,744
- Physical: 32,767
- Mental: 14,979
- Self-care: 10,426
- Go outside home: 23,374
- Employment: 24,231
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 1,887
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 130,687
- Utility gas: 60,038
- Bottled or LP gas: 4,202
- Electricity: 22,500
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 37,789
- Coal or Coke: 4,830
- Wood: 874
- Solar Energy: 6
- Other fuel: 280
- No fuel used: 168
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 259,175
- No vehicle: 33,143
- 1 or more vehicle: 226,032
Education Attainment:
- No School: 1,394
- No High School: 11,942
- Some High School: 29,554
- High School: 93,749
- Some College: 37,158
- Associate's Degree: 15,541
- College Degree: 23,520
- Master's Degree: 8,737
- Professional Degree: 3,901
- Doctoral Degree: 878
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 130,687
- Owners with phone: 91,475
- Owners without phone: 405
- Renters with phone: 37,788
- Renters without phone: 1,019
10 closest counties:
- Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
- Carbon County, Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
- Columbia County, Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- Monroe County, Pennsylvania
- Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
- Montour County, Pennsylvania
- Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
18201, 18202, 18219, 18221, 18222, 18223, 18224, 18225, 18234, 18239, 18243, 18246, 18247, 18249, 18251, 18256, 18601, 18602, 18611, 18612, 18617, 18618, 18621, 18622, 18627, 18634, 18635, 18640, 18641, 18642, 18643, 18644, 18651, 18654, 18655, 18656, 18660, 18661, 18690, 18701, 18702, 18703, 18704, 18705, 18706, 18707, 18708, 18709, 18710, 18711, 18761, 18762, 18763, 18764, 18765, 18766, 18767, 18768, 18769, 18773, 18774
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WVIA-TV (650 TV) PITTSTON, PA
- WRGN (88.1 FM) HUNLOCK CREEK, PA
- WRKC (88.5 FM) WILKES-BARRE, PA
- WSFX (89.1 FM) NANTICOKE, PA
- WVYA (89.7 FM) PITTSTON, PA
- WVIA-FM (89.9 FM) PITTSTON, PA
- WIVH (90.1 FM) HUNLOCK CREEK, PA
- WCLH (90.7 FM) WILKES-BARRE, PA
- WHLM-FM (103.5 FM) SUGARLOAF, PA
- KRVK (107.9 FM) PITTSTON, PA
- WNAK (730 AM) NANTICOKE, PA
- WFBS (1280 AM) WILKES-BARRE, PA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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