In 2020, Luzerne County, PA had a population of 318k people with a median age of 42.7 and a median household income of $53,194. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Luzerne County, PA declined from 317,663 to 317,547, a −0.0365% decrease and its median household income declined from $53,473 to $53,194, a −0.522% decrease.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Luzerne County, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (80.3%), White (Hispanic) (5.76%), Other (Hispanic) (4.07%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.85%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.66%).
None of the households in Luzerne County, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
96.4% of the residents in Luzerne County, PA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Luzerne County, PA are Wilkes University (1,562 degrees awarded in 2020), Misericordia University (715 degrees), and Luzerne County Community College (638 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Luzerne County, PA was $129,600, and the homeownership rate was 68%.
Most people in Luzerne County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Luzerne County, PA was 2 cars per household.
Luzerne County, PA borders Carbon County, PA, Columbia County, PA, Lackawanna County, PA, Monroe County, PA, Schuylkill County, PA, Sullivan County, PA, and Wyoming County, PA.