# Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania demographics

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Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (county FIPS 42069) has a median household income of $66,223 (±$1,519) and a total population of 216,146 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 29 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 216,146 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 41.9 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 88,263 | ±725 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $66,223 | ±$1,519 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $201,800 | ±$3,927 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,007 | ±$25 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 65.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 34.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 91.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 30.6% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 14.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 42069 |
| Land area | 458.89 sq mi |
| Water area | 6.14 sq mi |
| Population density | 471 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [18444](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18444) | 19.7% | 86.1% | Yes |
| [18424](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18424) | 12.2% | 69% | Yes |
| [18411](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18411) | 12.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [18407](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18407) | 8.4% | 92.5% | Yes |
| [18433](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18433) | 6.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [18414](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18414) | 6.2% | 69.9% | Yes |
| [18436](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18436) | 5.9% | 27.4% |  |
| [18447](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18447) | 4.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [18403](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18403) | 4.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [18419](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18419) | 2.7% | 32.8% |  |
| [18512](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18512) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [18504](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18504) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [18507](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18507) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [18505](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18505) | 1.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [18508](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18508) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [18434](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18434) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [18446](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18446) | 0.9% | 7.6% |  |
| [18517](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18517) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [18518](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18518) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [18509](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18509) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [18421](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18421) | 0.6% | 7.9% |  |
| [18519](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18519) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [18471](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18471) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [18452](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18452) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [18510](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18510) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [18420](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18420) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [18641](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18641) | 0.2% | 19.7% |  |
| [18503](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18503) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [18440](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18440) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:069&in=state:42
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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```

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