Lackawanna County, PA Population

Overview

215,529

Total Population

42.1

Median age

51.13%

Female population %

95.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18,441

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lackawanna County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lackawanna County is 42.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lackawanna County's population under 18 was 20.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lackawanna County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lackawanna County, 17.01% were under the age of 15, 18.45% aged 15 to 29, 44.80% aged 30 to 64, 16.81% aged 65 to 84, and 2.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4,875 more females than males in Lackawanna County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.13% females and 48.87% males in Lackawanna County, PA.
The Lackawanna County, PA gender ratio is 95.6:100 i.e. 95.6 men to 100 women (0.956).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 7,957.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 8,069.

Lackawanna County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lackawanna County population: 87.57% are White, 2.69% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.89% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.51% are some other race and 5.21% are multiracial.
Lackawanna County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 18,441 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 197,088 (91.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lackawanna County is White with a population of 188,746 (87.57% of the total population).

Lackawanna County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 215,957 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Lackawanna County's population increased by 1,607 (0.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lackawanna County's population increased by 1,000 (0.47%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lackawanna County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 209,385.