Luzerne County

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Luzerne County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 319,250
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 3,135 / 4,225 / 25
Land Area (2000): 2,307.188 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 42.256 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 73,000.000 acres (295.358 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 548
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 40.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 3.50%
Farm earnings (2005): $5,219,000
Physicians (2004): 789
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 7 (974)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 65,874
Federal Spending (2004): $2,723,946

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	508,328	79.54%
Rural, Farm	1,725	0.27%
Rural, Non-farm	129,022	20.19%

Luzerne County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Luzerne County Employment Information Back to top
Luzerne County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	156,674	144,907	11,767	7.51%	75
1991	157,711	143,409	14,302	9.07%	91
1992	161,459	144,514	16,945	10.50%	105
1993	160,565	146,063	14,502	9.03%	90
1994	159,967	146,299	13,669	8.54%	86
1995	159,964	146,561	13,404	8.38%	84
1996	159,219	147,577	11,642	7.31%	73
1997	161,073	149,576	11,497	7.14%	71
1998	158,987	148,749	10,238	6.44%	64
1999	157,203	147,949	9,254	5.89%	59
2000	155,492	147,449	8,043	5.17%	52
2001	155,639	146,941	8,698	5.59%	56
2002	155,295	145,182	10,113	6.51%	65
2003	154,691	144,657	10,034	6.49%	65
2004	156,396	145,962	10,434	6.67%	67
2005	157,574	148,453	9,120	5.79%	58
2006	158,122	149,636	8,486	5.37%	54
2007	157,311	149,505	7,806	4.96%	50
2008	159,622	149,541	10,081	6.32%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	155,005	142,670	12,335	7.96%	80
Feb 1990	155,149	142,370	12,779	8.24%	82
Mar 1990	155,110	143,756	11,354	7.32%	73
Apr 1990	155,575	144,730	10,845	6.97%	70
May 1990	156,160	145,153	11,007	7.05%	70
Jun 1990	157,837	146,930	10,907	6.91%	69
Jul 1990	159,919	147,843	12,076	7.55%	76
Aug 1990	157,695	146,662	11,033	7.00%	70
Sep 1990	156,591	145,229	11,362	7.26%	73
Oct 1990	157,271	145,460	11,811	7.51%	75
Nov 1990	157,531	144,596	12,935	8.21%	82
Dec 1990	156,244	143,489	12,755	8.16%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	154,883	140,359	14,524	9.38%	94
Feb 1991	154,286	139,547	14,739	9.55%	96
Mar 1991	155,060	140,885	14,175	9.14%	91
Apr 1991	155,358	142,699	12,659	8.15%	81
May 1991	155,914	141,804	14,110	9.05%	90
Jun 1991	159,436	144,978	14,458	9.07%	91
Jul 1991	161,363	146,461	14,902	9.24%	92
Aug 1991	160,100	146,555	13,545	8.46%	85
Sep 1991	158,087	144,377	13,710	8.67%	87
Oct 1991	160,516	145,388	15,128	9.42%	94
Nov 1991	159,746	144,522	15,224	9.53%	95
Dec 1991	157,778	143,334	14,444	9.15%	92

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	158,939	142,036	16,903	10.63%	106
Feb 1992	158,181	140,909	17,272	10.92%	109
Mar 1992	158,211	141,963	16,248	10.27%	103
Apr 1992	159,685	143,083	16,602	10.40%	104
May 1992	160,125	143,624	16,501	10.31%	103
Jun 1992	163,334	146,117	17,217	10.54%	105
Jul 1992	165,897	147,496	18,401	11.09%	111
Aug 1992	164,859	147,749	17,110	10.38%	104
Sep 1992	163,154	145,181	17,973	11.02%	110
Oct 1992	162,904	146,177	16,727	10.27%	103
Nov 1992	160,776	144,124	16,652	10.36%	104
Dec 1992	161,445	145,709	15,736	9.75%	97

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	159,134	142,267	16,867	10.60%	106
Feb 1993	159,622	143,196	16,426	10.29%	103
Mar 1993	158,432	143,698	14,734	9.30%	93
Apr 1993	159,152	144,599	14,553	9.14%	91
May 1993	160,349	146,204	14,145	8.82%	88
Jun 1993	161,592	147,398	14,194	8.78%	88
Jul 1993	163,835	149,282	14,553	8.88%	89
Aug 1993	163,356	149,530	13,826	8.46%	85
Sep 1993	159,861	145,850	14,011	8.76%	88
Oct 1993	160,916	146,886	14,030	8.72%	87
Nov 1993	160,933	147,233	13,700	8.51%	85
Dec 1993	159,596	146,615	12,981	8.13%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	158,351	142,210	16,141	10.19%	102
Feb 1994	158,362	142,559	15,803	9.98%	100
Mar 1994	158,874	143,641	15,233	9.59%	96
Apr 1994	158,354	144,801	13,553	8.56%	86
May 1994	159,538	146,411	13,127	8.23%	82
Jun 1994	162,437	148,025	14,412	8.87%	89
Jul 1994	163,077	148,277	14,800	9.08%	91
Aug 1994	162,660	148,850	13,810	8.49%	85
Sep 1994	159,595	146,762	12,833	8.04%	80
Oct 1994	160,041	148,139	11,902	7.44%	74
Nov 1994	159,700	148,161	11,539	7.23%	72
Dec 1994	158,617	147,748	10,869	6.85%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	157,823	143,798	14,025	8.89%	89
Feb 1995	157,827	144,575	13,252	8.40%	84
Mar 1995	158,843	145,973	12,870	8.10%	81
Apr 1995	158,641	146,055	12,586	7.93%	79
May 1995	158,590	145,613	12,977	8.18%	82
Jun 1995	160,456	147,472	12,984	8.09%	81
Jul 1995	162,986	149,198	13,788	8.46%	85
Aug 1995	162,495	148,524	13,971	8.60%	86
Sep 1995	160,115	146,278	13,837	8.64%	86
Oct 1995	162,142	148,374	13,768	8.49%	85
Nov 1995	160,969	147,236	13,733	8.53%	85
Dec 1995	158,685	145,632	13,053	8.23%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	156,099	140,895	15,204	9.74%	97
Feb 1996	156,924	143,139	13,785	8.78%	88
Mar 1996	158,184	144,634	13,550	8.57%	86
Apr 1996	156,805	144,884	11,921	7.60%	76
May 1996	158,376	146,935	11,441	7.22%	72
Jun 1996	159,575	149,357	10,218	6.40%	64
Jul 1996	162,011	150,807	11,204	6.92%	69
Aug 1996	160,621	150,836	9,785	6.09%	61
Sep 1996	158,309	148,412	9,897	6.25%	63
Oct 1996	161,222	150,642	10,580	6.56%	66
Nov 1996	162,057	150,896	11,161	6.89%	69
Dec 1996	160,444	149,481	10,963	6.83%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	160,803	146,856	13,947	8.67%	87
Feb 1997	160,165	146,820	13,345	8.33%	83
Mar 1997	160,884	148,335	12,549	7.80%	78
Apr 1997	158,485	148,216	10,269	6.48%	65
May 1997	160,542	149,683	10,859	6.76%	68
Jun 1997	162,249	150,540	11,709	7.22%	72
Jul 1997	163,362	151,585	11,777	7.21%	72
Aug 1997	162,232	151,508	10,724	6.61%	66
Sep 1997	160,061	149,192	10,869	6.79%	68
Oct 1997	161,462	150,499	10,963	6.79%	68
Nov 1997	161,692	151,167	10,525	6.51%	65
Dec 1997	160,937	150,515	10,422	6.48%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	159,614	146,461	13,153	8.24%	82
Feb 1998	158,688	146,306	12,382	7.80%	78
Mar 1998	159,544	147,684	11,860	7.43%	74
Apr 1998	157,775	148,960	8,815	5.59%	56
May 1998	158,586	148,961	9,625	6.07%	61
Jun 1998	160,249	150,413	9,836	6.14%	61
Jul 1998	161,077	150,977	10,100	6.27%	63
Aug 1998	159,292	150,269	9,023	5.66%	57
Sep 1998	157,217	147,721	9,496	6.04%	60
Oct 1998	158,723	148,960	9,763	6.15%	62
Nov 1998	158,948	149,362	9,586	6.03%	60
Dec 1998	158,128	148,914	9,214	5.83%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	157,120	145,350	11,770	7.49%	75
Feb 1999	156,611	145,599	11,012	7.03%	70
Mar 1999	156,658	146,747	9,911	6.33%	63
Apr 1999	154,932	146,693	8,239	5.32%	53
May 1999	156,078	147,798	8,280	5.31%	53
Jun 1999	157,568	148,317	9,251	5.87%	59
Jul 1999	159,150	149,626	9,524	5.98%	60
Aug 1999	157,607	149,322	8,285	5.26%	53
Sep 1999	155,750	146,932	8,818	5.66%	57
Oct 1999	157,917	149,359	8,558	5.42%	54
Nov 1999	158,421	149,603	8,818	5.57%	56
Dec 1999	158,618	150,038	8,580	5.41%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	154,766	144,644	10,122	6.54%	65
Feb 2000	154,375	144,817	9,558	6.19%	62
Mar 2000	155,436	146,647	8,789	5.65%	57
Apr 2000	154,384	147,629	6,755	4.38%	44
May 2000	154,699	147,265	7,434	4.81%	48
Jun 2000	156,832	148,639	8,193	5.22%	52
Jul 2000	157,113	149,039	8,074	5.14%	51
Aug 2000	157,229	149,548	7,681	4.89%	49
Sep 2000	154,428	147,588	6,840	4.43%	44
Oct 2000	154,935	147,559	7,376	4.76%	48
Nov 2000	155,697	147,880	7,817	5.02%	50
Dec 2000	156,010	148,131	7,879	5.05%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	155,901	145,459	10,442	6.70%	67
Feb 2001	155,226	145,626	9,600	6.18%	62
Mar 2001	156,590	147,395	9,195	5.87%	59
Apr 2001	154,459	146,784	7,675	4.97%	50
May 2001	155,199	147,578	7,621	4.91%	49
Jun 2001	156,867	148,190	8,677	5.53%	55
Jul 2001	157,934	149,400	8,534	5.40%	54
Aug 2001	156,353	148,227	8,126	5.20%	52
Sep 2001	154,168	146,526	7,642	4.96%	50
Oct 2001	154,621	146,117	8,504	5.50%	55
Nov 2001	155,268	146,147	9,121	5.87%	59
Dec 2001	155,076	145,837	9,239	5.96%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	153,937	141,774	12,163	7.90%	79
Feb 2002	154,555	142,969	11,586	7.50%	75
Mar 2002	155,133	144,060	11,073	7.14%	71
Apr 2002	154,113	144,507	9,606	6.23%	62
May 2002	155,320	145,454	9,866	6.35%	64
Jun 2002	156,366	145,976	10,390	6.64%	66
Jul 2002	157,042	147,160	9,882	6.29%	63
Aug 2002	156,779	147,518	9,261	5.91%	59
Sep 2002	154,820	146,229	8,591	5.55%	55
Oct 2002	155,162	146,047	9,115	5.87%	59
Nov 2002	155,169	145,316	9,853	6.35%	63
Dec 2002	155,143	145,174	9,969	6.43%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	153,833	141,953	11,880	7.72%	77
Feb 2003	154,030	142,499	11,531	7.49%	75
Mar 2003	153,985	143,192	10,793	7.01%	70
Apr 2003	153,521	143,779	9,742	6.35%	63
May 2003	153,927	144,151	9,776	6.35%	64
Jun 2003	155,904	145,278	10,626	6.82%	68
Jul 2003	155,801	145,761	10,040	6.44%	64
Aug 2003	155,440	145,957	9,483	6.10%	61
Sep 2003	153,755	144,713	9,042	5.88%	59
Oct 2003	155,081	146,057	9,024	5.82%	58
Nov 2003	155,715	146,328	9,387	6.03%	60
Dec 2003	155,301	146,216	9,085	5.85%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	154,133	142,616	11,517	7.47%	75
Feb 2004	153,594	142,636	10,958	7.13%	71
Mar 2004	154,386	143,231	11,155	7.23%	72
Apr 2004	153,860	144,342	9,518	6.19%	62
May 2004	154,837	144,583	10,254	6.62%	66
Jun 2004	157,320	146,139	11,181	7.11%	71
Jul 2004	159,483	148,781	10,702	6.71%	67
Aug 2004	158,648	148,388	10,260	6.47%	65
Sep 2004	156,368	146,685	9,683	6.19%	62
Oct 2004	157,584	147,563	10,021	6.36%	64
Nov 2004	158,381	148,337	10,044	6.34%	63
Dec 2004	158,158	148,247	9,911	6.27%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	155,951	145,065	10,886	6.98%	70
Feb 2005	155,688	144,763	10,925	7.02%	70
Mar 2005	155,909	145,349	10,560	6.77%	68
Apr 2005	155,787	147,150	8,637	5.54%	55
May 2005	156,724	147,847	8,877	5.66%	57
Jun 2005	158,754	149,296	9,458	5.96%	60
Jul 2005	160,672	151,590	9,082	5.65%	57
Aug 2005	159,382	150,972	8,410	5.28%	53
Sep 2005	157,579	149,717	7,862	4.99%	50
Oct 2005	158,163	150,167	7,996	5.06%	51
Nov 2005	158,396	149,948	8,448	5.33%	53
Dec 2005	157,877	149,577	8,300	5.26%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	156,558	146,776	9,782	6.25%	62
Feb 2006	157,245	147,255	9,990	6.35%	64
Mar 2006	157,914	148,396	9,518	6.03%	60
Apr 2006	156,705	148,366	8,339	5.32%	53
May 2006	157,055	148,451	8,604	5.48%	55
Jun 2006	159,365	150,390	8,975	5.63%	56
Jul 2006	159,825	150,657	9,168	5.74%	57
Aug 2006	159,168	150,807	8,361	5.25%	53
Sep 2006	157,609	150,291	7,318	4.64%	46
Oct 2006	158,204	151,232	6,972	4.41%	44
Nov 2006	159,118	151,606	7,512	4.72%	47
Dec 2006	158,702	151,405	7,297	4.60%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	157,031	147,813	9,218	5.87%	59
Feb 2007	155,795	147,131	8,664	5.56%	56
Mar 2007	156,202	148,144	8,058	5.16%	52
Apr 2007	155,528	148,467	7,061	4.54%	45
May 2007	155,896	148,677	7,219	4.63%	46
Jun 2007	159,140	151,166	7,974	5.01%	50
Jul 2007	159,464	151,387	8,077	5.07%	51
Aug 2007	157,925	150,255	7,670	4.86%	49
Sep 2007	157,094	150,061	7,033	4.48%	45
Oct 2007	157,528	150,403	7,125	4.52%	45
Nov 2007	158,350	150,901	7,449	4.70%	47
Dec 2007	157,775	149,650	8,125	5.15%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	158,572	148,096	10,476	6.61%	66
Feb 2008	157,304	146,637	10,667	6.78%	68
Mar 2008	157,189	147,119	10,070	6.41%	64
Apr 2008	157,627	148,645	8,982	5.70%	57
May 2008	159,105	149,526	9,579	6.02%	60
Jun 2008	161,342	151,290	10,052	6.23%	62
Jul 2008	162,172	151,978	10,194	6.29%	63
Aug 2008	162,774	151,870	10,904	6.70%	67
Sep 2008	160,509	150,706	9,803	6.11%	61
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Luzerne County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	15,780	10.29%
2.	Public Administration	9,650	6.29%
3.	Health Care	8,824	5.75%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	6,974	4.55%
5.	Educational Services	6,514	4.25%
6.	Metal Manufactuing	5,778	3.77%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,572	2.98%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	4,474	2.92%
9.	Finance and Insurance	4,462	2.91%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	4,232	2.76%
11.	Truck Transportation	3,774	2.46%
12.	Utilities	3,720	2.43%
13.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	3,610	2.35%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,526	2.30%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	3,330	2.17%
16.	Other Transportation	2,980	1.94%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	2,938	1.92%
18.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	2,912	1.90%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	2,896	1.89%
20.	Food Manufacturing	2,788	1.82%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	28,156	21.07%
2.	Educational Services	13,064	9.77%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	9,902	7.41%
4.	Finance and Insurance	9,130	6.83%
5.	Public Administration	5,942	4.45%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	4,614	3.45%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	4,574	3.42%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	4,516	3.38%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,284	3.21%
10.	Social Assistance	4,222	3.16%
11.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	2,854	2.14%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	2,688	2.01%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	2,076	1.55%
14.	Food Manufacturing	1,592	1.19%
15.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,578	1.18%
16.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	1,558	1.17%
17.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	1,348	1.01%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,342	1.00%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,260	0.94%
20.	Construction	1,250	0.94%

Luzerne County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	10,432	6.80%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	7,774	5.07%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	7,592	4.95%
4.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	6,844	4.46%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,012	3.92%
6.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	5,868	3.83%
7.	Other Management Occupations	5,604	3.65%
8.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	5,178	3.38%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,172	3.37%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	4,674	3.05%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	4,086	2.66%
12.	Law Enforcement Workers	3,672	2.39%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,572	2.33%
14.	Other Office and Admin Support	3,238	2.11%
15.	Other Construction Trades	3,214	2.10%
16.	Other Material Moving Workers	3,094	2.02%
17.	Carpenters	2,756	1.80%
18.	Engineers	2,608	1.70%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	2,594	1.69%
20.	Top Executives	2,570	1.68%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	10,694	8.00%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	8,628	6.46%
3.	Registered Nurses	6,770	5.07%
4.	Cashiers	5,288	3.96%
5.	Other Production Occupations	5,084	3.80%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	5,000	3.74%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	4,494	3.36%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	4,488	3.36%
9.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	4,472	3.35%
10.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	4,370	3.27%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,034	3.02%
12.	Other Management Occupations	3,754	2.81%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	3,750	2.81%
14.	Customer Service Representatives	3,634	2.72%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	3,482	2.61%
16.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,310	2.48%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	3,132	2.34%
18.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	3,094	2.31%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	2,560	1.92%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	2,364	1.77%

Luzerne County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	254,953	48.91%
15-35 hours	63,811	12.24%
1-14 hours	14,483	2.78%
No regular hours	188,037	36.07%

Luzerne County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	8,161	2.95%
5 AM-5:29 AM	6,690	2.42%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	12,186	4.40%
6 AM-6:29 AM	23,305	8.42%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	32,910	11.89%
7 AM-7:29 AM	32,483	11.74%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	43,380	15.67%
8 AM-8:29 AM	30,112	10.88%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	16,873	6.10%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	13,375	4.83%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	5,338	1.93%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,320	1.20%
Noon-3:59 PM	24,318	8.79%
4 PM-11:59 PM	24,333	8.79%

Luzerne County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	10,807	3.90%
5-9	36,262	13.10%
10-14	54,635	19.74%
15-19	53,020	19.16%
20-24	44,928	16.23%
25-29	17,786	6.43%
30-34	25,078	9.06%
35-39	5,033	1.82%
40-44	5,621	2.03%
45-59	10,226	3.69%
60-89	7,200	2.60%
At least 90	6,188	2.24%

Luzerne County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,374	0.50%	216,064	78.06%
30-44	614	0.22%	35,118	12.69%
45-59	316	0.11%	9,910	3.58%
At least 60	624	0.23%	12,764	4.61%

Luzerne County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	246	0.09%
Car / truck / van, carpool	31,442	11.12%
Car / truck / van, solo	231,457	81.88%
Motorcycle	48	0.02%
Other	1,481	0.52%
Public transportation	2,928	1.04%
Walked	9,182	3.25%
Worked at home	5,881	2.08%

Luzerne County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Luzerne County Family Information Back to top
: 261,406 (612,836 people)
: 169,458 (500,560 people)
: 62,398
: 419,653
Luzerne County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	31,043	11.87%
$10,000-$14,999	24,240	9.27%
$15,000-$19,999	21,379	8.17%
$20,000-$24,999	20,531	7.85%
$25,000-$29,999	19,728	7.54%
$30,000-$34,999	17,647	6.75%
$35,000-$39,999	16,923	6.47%
$40,000-$44,999	15,764	6.03%
$45,000-$49,999	12,671	4.84%
$50,000-$59,999	22,717	8.68%
$60,000-$74,999	23,360	8.93%
$75,000-$99,999	19,676	7.52%
$100,000-$124,999	7,615	2.91%
$125,000-$149,999	3,310	1.27%
$150,000-$199,999	2,440	0.93%
$200,000 or more	2,570	0.98%

Luzerne County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	40,958	31.34%
Family, 2 people	38,171	29.21%
Nonfamily, 2 people	4,545	3.48%
Family, 3 people	20,826	15.94%
Nonfamily, 3 people	585	0.45%
Family, 4 people	16,142	12.35%
Nonfamily, 4 people	203	0.16%
Family, 5 people	6,378	4.88%
Nonfamily, 5 people	56	0.04%
Family, 6 people	1,979	1.51%
Nonfamily, 6 people	22	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	808	0.62%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	14	0.01%

Luzerne County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	188,077	26.56%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	103,600	14.63%
Public Assistance	6,975	0.98%
Retirement	56,571	7.99%
Self Employment	21,853	3.09%
Social Security	96,193	13.58%
Supplemental Security	11,654	1.65%
Wage / Salary	182,070	25.71%
Other	41,203	5.82%

Luzerne County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	78,164	59.86%
With children under 18	52,416	40.14%

Luzerne County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	19,430	7.73%
Married	144,623	57.52%
Never Married	76,557	30.45%
Widowed	10,815	4.30%

Luzerne County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	22,863	8.23%
Married	143,160	51.51%
Never Married	64,867	23.34%
Widowed	47,051	16.93%

Luzerne County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Luzerne County Education Information Back to top
Luzerne County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	27,341	5.42%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	68,492	13.57%
High school diploma or equivalent	204,456	40.51%
Some college, no degree	93,165	18.46%
Associate degree	33,529	6.64%
Bachelors degree	50,496	10.00%
Graduate or professional degree	27,235	5.40%

Luzerne County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	4,300	1.35%	4,412	1.38%	8,712	2.73%
Kindergarten	5,336	1.67%	1,940	0.61%	7,276	2.28%
Grades 1-4	24,313	7.62%	6,329	1.98%	30,642	9.60%
Grades 5-8	27,324	8.56%	6,004	1.88%	33,328	10.44%
Grades 9-12	29,984	9.39%	5,242	1.64%	35,226	11.03%
Undergrad college	16,247	5.09%	11,514	3.61%	27,761	8.70%
Graduate or professional school	1,638	0.51%	2,470	0.77%	4,108	1.29%
Total	109,142	34.19%	37,911	11.88%	147,053	46.06%

Luzerne County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Luzerne County Business Information Back to top
: $3,098,545,000
: $3,478,413,000
: $386,219,000
: $4,618,483
: 49,125
Luzerne County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	43	32	99	93	81
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	1	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	5	7	20	20	19
1999 - Construction	54	69	216	192	218
1999 - Educational Services	2	2	25	22	7
1999 - Finance & Insurance	44	33	108	100	174
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	63	59	257	204	316
1999 - Information	16	10	18	29	33
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	7	3	14	11	11
1999 - Manufacturing	17	32	146	142	72
1999 - Mining	2	1	0	8	8
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	49	63	205	166	467
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	46	24	106	111	230
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	16	16	33	47	90
1999 - Retail Trade	73	106	374	385	460
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	15	17	94	46	54
1999 - Unclassified	27	5	1	3	2
1999 - Utilities	0	1	2	8	4
1999 - Wholesale Trade	26	32	97	99	134
1999 - Total	505	513	1,816	1,687	2,380
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	35	35	108	83	93
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	0	0	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	4	1	21	19	23
2000 - Construction	67	78	214	157	229
2000 - Educational Services	2	2	20	16	18
2000 - Finance & Insurance	52	42	103	87	191
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	88	56	240	230	317
2000 - Information	10	9	23	31	34
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	5	7	8	15	13
2000 - Manufacturing	15	25	147	116	86
2000 - Mining	1	3	9	3	3
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	50	66	178	187	455
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	46	39	118	92	242
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	18	20	39	32	94
2000 - Retail Trade	92	89	385	333	490
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	21	22	80	57	49
2000 - Unclassified	20	12	1	2	5
2000 - Utilities	6	0	2	5	7
2000 - Wholesale Trade	25	38	99	82	139
2000 - Total	559	544	1,795	1,547	2,489
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	40	30	86	104	100
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	1	0	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	6	2	24	20	20
2001 - Construction	55	76	149	198	245
2001 - Educational Services	6	2	18	17	19
2001 - Finance & Insurance	74	66	98	101	167
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	92	93	241	219	323
2001 - Information	14	16	26	19	36
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	7	3	7	15	16
2001 - Manufacturing	21	31	114	132	91
2001 - Mining	2	1	6	5	4
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	59	52	175	182	457
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	44	49	127	105	215
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	22	21	37	28	98
2001 - Retail Trade	79	102	357	374	467
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	22	25	52	76	56
2001 - Unclassified	9	17	0	2	4
2001 - Utilities	3	0	7	4	9
2001 - Wholesale Trade	26	24	102	85	134
2001 - Total	582	612	1,627	1,686	2,461
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	40	51	78	104	93
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	0	0	1
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	12	7	17	26	20
2002 - Construction	56	120	154	169	202
2002 - Educational Services	5	8	25	14	14
2002 - Finance & Insurance	46	29	121	88	199
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	78	91	271	227	285
2002 - Information	13	14	27	33	23
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	3	5	13	11	17
2002 - Manufacturing	29	36	73	167	81
2002 - Mining	0	3	3	7	4
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	52	51	207	189	430
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	59	41	105	96	253
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	18	19	26	44	94
2002 - Retail Trade	90	112	353	384	421
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	25	23	64	69	52
2002 - Unclassified	2	4	2	0	1
2002 - Utilities	1	2	5	13	3
2002 - Wholesale Trade	26	43	91	101	117
2002 - Total	556	660	1,635	1,742	2,310
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	32	35	87	85	82
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	3	0	0	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	8	9	27	24	13
2003 - Construction	74	79	147	147	200
2003 - Educational Services	7	6	21	16	17
2003 - Finance & Insurance	44	44	98	102	216
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	46	48	263	226	343
2003 - Information	19	3	24	26	43
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	8	2	12	15	13
2003 - Manufacturing	10	32	106	127	85
2003 - Mining	3	0	7	3	3
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	53	56	179	200	451
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	59	48	120	116	239
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	27	21	39	37	97
2003 - Retail Trade	83	84	366	345	456
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	19	23	65	66	57
2003 - Unclassified	6	3	0	0	2
2003 - Utilities	2	1	3	11	10
2003 - Wholesale Trade	26	23	87	92	147
2003 - Total	527	520	1,651	1,638	2,474
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	26	30	90	80	97
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	0	0	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	7	7	27	22	17
2004 - Construction	86	59	191	127	193
2004 - Educational Services	6	3	22	23	16
2004 - Finance & Insurance	27	46	101	97	211
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	98	52	260	233	326
2004 - Information	14	14	36	37	31
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	4	4	8	16	17
2004 - Manufacturing	17	22	103	126	88
2004 - Mining	3	0	4	9	4
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	47	66	187	168	432
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	60	36	118	107	273
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	12	21	40	38	104
2004 - Retail Trade	66	86	377	303	490
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	27	27	85	58	55
2004 - Unclassified	8	5	0	1	1
2004 - Utilities	0	1	8	12	6
2004 - Wholesale Trade	25	19	98	86	128
2004 - Total	534	499	1,755	1,543	2,489
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	41	23	91	94	80
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	9	9	18	25	21
2005 - Construction	67	94	156	157	187
2005 - Educational Services	8	7	24	18	20
2005 - Finance & Insurance	54	49	75	123	190
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	91	46	291	253	331
2005 - Information	22	6	38	34	41
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	5	12	12	19
2005 - Manufacturing	11	20	115	118	84
2005 - Mining	0	1	8	7	4
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	51	66	179	169	420
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	49	46	131	107	273
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	28	18	36	31	110
2005 - Retail Trade	83	73	345	381	443
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	26	23	89	57	58
2005 - Unclassified	5	3	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	1	6	8	11
2005 - Wholesale Trade	19	18	85	99	132
2005 - Total	566	509	1,699	1,693	2,424

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Luzerne County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Luzerne County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	548,217	88.92%
Below Poverty Level	68,334	11.08%

Luzerne County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$6,417	$0	$2,428	$0	$357	$1,675	$10,877	$4,498	$7,956	$5,673
1971	$7,323	$0	$5,596	$0	$357	$1,771	$15,047	$5,142	$6,940	$5,572
1972	$7,539	$0	$2,732	$0	$603	$2,033	$12,907	$5,985	$6,555	$6,060
1973	$7,971	$0	$7,066	$0	$603	$2,008	$17,648	$6,779	$5,970	$7,790
1974	$7,486	$0	$8,361	$0	$603	$2,776	$19,226	$6,519	$5,485	$9,870
1975	$7,257	$43	$7,997	$0	$603	$2,721	$18,578	$6,861	$5,000	$9,816
1976	$7,198	$0	$7,656	$0	$603	$2,558	$18,015	$9,852	$4,515	$6,950
1977	$7,764	$0	$7,541	$0	$1,471	$3,212	$19,988	$9,815	$4,070	$13,226
1978	$8,423	$0	$11,329	$0	$1,617	$3,251	$24,620	$9,193	$3,625	$14,977
1979	$8,886	$0	$11,842	$0	$1,961	$3,901	$26,590	$11,850	$3,230	$16,925
1980	$9,548	$0	$12,618	$0	$2,342	$5,025	$29,533	$13,769	$2,835	$18,303
1981	$12,289	$0	$13,054	$0	$2,614	$5,058	$33,015	$12,689	$2,440	$21,720
1982	$16,392	$0	$13,639	$0	$3,552	$6,598	$40,181	$13,722	$2,045	$29,047
1983	$16,880	$0	$14,144	$0	$3,817	$7,013	$41,854	$15,094	$8,650	$40,534
1984	$17,186	$60	$13,320	$0	$4,893	$8,662	$44,061	$16,297	$9,440	$50,615
1985	$15,993	$31	$11,588	$0	$4,625	$8,021	$40,227	$19,181	$9,030	$52,306
1986	$16,434	$30	$10,939	$0	$6,431	$8,110	$41,914	$19,490	$13,425	$59,995
1987	$16,509	$34	$12,806	$0	$7,288	$8,856	$45,459	$20,965	$18,090	$59,943
1988	$16,853	$34	$10,954	$0	$6,463	$9,628	$43,898	$22,346	$16,635	$60,654
1989	$16,669	$37	$12,957	$0	$10,116	$10,556	$50,298	$20,464	$16,845	$64,786
1990	$25,968	$40	$12,527	$0	$10,116	$11,572	$60,183	$20,591	$16,134	$64,750
1991	$29,605	$44	$13,125	$0	$7,298	$12,761	$62,789	$22,247	$24,315	$84,439
1992	$30,536	$440	$15,320	$0	$8,717	$12,665	$67,238	$26,602	$23,845	$88,029
1993	$38,475	$425	$29,797	$0	$8,717	$10,640	$87,629	$33,382	$31,090	$88,654
1994	$40,639	$428	$34,542	$0	$12,000	$13,170	$100,351	$34,383	$29,385	$108,010
1995	$41,549	$480	$38,233	$0	$8,717	$14,866	$103,365	$36,518	$28,180	$100,019
1996	$43,263	$491	$40,257	$0	$16,042	$15,444	$115,006	$33,251	$26,747	$115,304
1997	$42,786	$611	$39,627	$0	$16,637	$19,387	$118,437	$37,957	$70,628	$152,449
1998	$50,969	$2	$26,124	$0	$16,637	$24,399	$118,129	$37,564	$80,246	$143,251
1999	$52,020	$285	$29,933	$0	$16,637	$25,534	$124,124	$40,364	$78,178	$158,826
2000	$52,328	$1,018	$23,805	$0	$35,915	$26,534	$138,582	$43,440	$89,430	$213,011
2001	$51,574	$1,020	$20,852	$0	$9,851	$27,363	$109,640	$44,743	$89,114	$195,108
2002	$65,470	$2,634	$21,897	$0	$0	$27,511	$114,878	$56,802	$86,555	$187,452
2003	$66,660	$2,557	$29,358	$0	$0	$23,037	$119,055	$69,469	$113,828	$171,282
2004	$67,309	$1,670	$30,544	$0	$10,813	$24,802	$133,468	$68,142	$171,623	$233,068
2005	$73,135	$1,685	$35,459	$0	$20,576	$27,130	$156,300	$70,186	$144,533	$253,598

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$413	$2,158	$261	$167	$755	$388	$10,250
1970	$129	$2,630	$334	$0	$318	$2,697	$10,250
1971	$440	$2,477	$262	$73	$776	$594	$15,161
1971	$134	$3,227	$360	$0	$318	$6,500	$15,161
1972	$473	$2,781	$281	$86	$877	$448	$12,771
1972	$44	$3,961	$226	$0	$350	$3,244	$12,771
1973	$455	$3,212	$291	$137	$820	$96	$15,989
1973	$191	$4,416	$327	$0	$350	$5,694	$15,989
1974	$463	$3,240	$338	$56	$1,620	$114	$14,726
1974	$53	$4,064	$304	$0	$350	$4,124	$14,726
1975	$585	$3,473	$463	$32	$1,228	$122	$18,098
1975	$53	$4,452	$269	$0	$350	$7,071	$18,098
1976	$553	$3,911	$879	$13	$1,610	$267	$20,809
1976	$58	$5,526	$172	$0	$350	$7,470	$20,809
1977	$563	$4,290	$1,279	$129	$1,583	$333	$20,378
1977	$65	$7,023	$238	$0	$721	$4,154	$20,378
1978	$840	$4,820	$519	$201	$1,679	$287	$22,610
1978	$67	$6,072	$214	$0	$766	$7,145	$22,610
1979	$691	$5,357	$857	$132	$2,030	$526	$23,319
1979	$80	$5,979	$204	$0	$1,010	$6,453	$23,319
1980	$720	$5,975	$904	$56	$1,509	$477	$27,602
1980	$78	$6,801	$185	$0	$1,078	$9,819	$27,602
1981	$920	$5,815	$516	$25	$1,307	$225	$24,755
1981	$86	$7,145	$327	$0	$1,325	$7,064	$24,755
1982	$1,020	$6,345	$592	$13	$1,422	$400	$32,055
1982	$115	$8,352	$464	$0	$1,447	$11,885	$32,055
1983	$1,120	$6,873	$655	$93	$1,729	$438	$32,575
1983	$92	$8,795	$123	$0	$1,596	$11,061	$32,575
1984	$1,220	$7,210	$925	$302	$1,728	$436	$34,614
1984	$97	$7,498	$1,407	$0	$1,562	$12,229	$34,614
1985	$1,375	$8,358	$1,000	$38	$1,927	$451	$39,472
1985	$114	$9,581	$1,291	$0	$1,930	$13,407	$39,472
1986	$1,348	$9,086	$1,371	$636	$1,718	$452	$47,139
1986	$186	$9,221	$953	$0	$1,227	$20,941	$47,139
1987	$1,473	$9,692	$1,044	$640	$2,138	$456	$40,437
1987	$198	$9,200	$1,150	$0	$2,321	$12,125	$40,437
1988	$1,745	$11,175	$1,411	$650	$1,939	$530	$46,212
1988	$205	$11,212	$1,266	$0	$2,142	$13,937	$46,212
1989	$1,970	$13,014	$1,604	$616	$2,102	$495	$48,223
1989	$226	$8,990	$1,069	$0	$2,512	$15,625	$48,223
1990	$2,893	$10,157	$1,469	$719	$2,393	$645	$48,283
1990	$143	$7,021	$1,465	$0	$2,512	$18,866	$48,283
1991	$3,012	$11,363	$1,857	$1,192	$2,058	$614	$56,657
1991	$157	$11,127	$1,408	$0	$2,970	$20,899	$56,657
1992	$2,950	$12,356	$2,396	$1,208	$2,387	$927	$63,549
1992	$161	$10,466	$1,379	$0	$3,027	$26,292	$63,549
1993	$3,800	$13,861	$3,320	$1,411	$2,956	$608	$80,266
1993	$180	$26,564	$2,289	$0	$3,027	$22,250	$80,266
1994	$0	$13,813	$2,228	$1,109	$2,669	$638	$86,046
1994	$189	$40,176	$2,035	$0	$3,258	$19,931	$86,046
1995	$0	$14,996	$2,345	$1,118	$2,522	$713	$90,138
1995	$208	$38,143	$1,928	$0	$3,027	$25,138	$90,138
1996	$0	$14,997	$2,002	$1,143	$3,122	$1,123	$101,745
1996	$543	$39,014	$1,993	$0	$3,851	$33,957	$101,745
1997	$0	$14,181	$2,083	$1,148	$3,502	$935	$102,199
1997	$981	$37,333	$2,893	$0	$5,769	$33,374	$102,199
1998	$0	$16,615	$2,080	$220	$3,547	$836	$110,131
1998	$1,643	$28,562	$4,580	$0	$5,769	$46,279	$110,131
1999	$0	$17,281	$2,386	$190	$3,335	$1,486	$88,355
1999	$1,687	$17,892	$3,926	$0	$5,769	$34,403	$88,355
2000	$0	$17,864	$2,448	$100	$3,844	$1,457	$92,270
2000	$1,896	$18,071	$4,669	$0	$5,315	$36,606	$92,270
2001	$0	$18,854	$6,252	$0	$3,187	$1,124	$119,040
2001	$2,203	$34,184	$4,669	$0	$5,315	$43,252	$119,040
2002	$0	$18,280	$6,950	$1,457	$2,480	$1,325	$123,655
2002	$1,936	$15,296	$4,565	$0	$11,906	$59,460	$123,655
2003	$0	$23,510	$2,637	$2,355	$2,749	$705	$136,943
2003	$1,841	$17,137	$4,155	$0	$8,102	$73,752	$136,943
2004	$0	$20,249	$3,218	$1,451	$2,356	$1,427	$133,554
2004	$1,753	$19,431	$3,884	$0	$7,622	$72,163	$133,554
2005	$0	$20,925	$2,594	$1,420	$2,494	$1,430	$144,835
2005	$1,897	$19,415	$3,352	$0	$8,598	$82,710	$144,835

Luzerne County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Luzerne County Criminal Information Back to top
: 3,798

Luzerne County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Luzerne County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Luzerne County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	34,360	10.76%
10-19 Years	41,315	12.94%
20-29 Years	35,252	11.04%
30-39 Years	44,722	14.01%
40-49 Years	47,284	14.81%
50-59 Years	38,901	12.19%
60-69 Years	29,096	9.11%
70-79 Years	29,577	9.26%
80-89 Years	16,135	5.05%
90+ Years	2,608	0.82%

Luzerne County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	153,795	48.17%
Female	165,455	51.83%

Luzerne County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	306,528	96.02%
African-American	5,202	1.63%
Hispanic/Latino	3,713	1.16%
Asian	1,856	0.58%
Multiracial	1,521	0.48%
Amerindian	248	0.08%
Other Race	140	0.04%
Pacific Islander	42	0.01%

Luzerne County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Polish	152,701	20.52%
2.	Irish	111,409	14.97%
3.	German	105,289	14.15%
4.	Italian	101,439	13.63%
5.	Slovak	43,198	5.80%
6.	English	42,046	5.65%
7.	Welsh	34,587	4.65%
8.	Lithuanian	22,857	3.07%
9.	United States Or American	20,692	2.78%
10.	Dutch	20,055	2.69%

Luzerne County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	576,096	94.87%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	8,392	1.38%
3.	Polish	5,412	0.89%
4.	Italian	4,164	0.69%
5.	German	2,108	0.35%
6.	Other Slavic	1,998	0.33%
7.	French	1,918	0.32%
8.	Russian	1,036	0.17%
9.	Other Indo European	1,036	0.17%
10.	Arabic	626	0.10%

Luzerne County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	626,729	98.07%
Naturalized immigrant	7,466	1.17%
Not a citizen	4,880	0.76%

Luzerne County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Luzerne County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Luzerne County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Ashley	Harleigh	Pittston
Avoca	Harveys Lake	Plains
Back Mountain	Hazle	Plymouth
Beach Haven	Hazleton	Pringle
Bear Creek	Hollenback	Rock Glen
Black Creek	Hughestown	Ross
Buck	Hunlock	Saint Johns
Butler	Hunlock Creek	Salem
Cambra	Huntington	Shavertown
Conyngham	Huntington Mills	Shawanese
Courtdale	Jeddo	Shickshinny
Dallas	Jenkins	Sugar Notch
Dennison	Kingston	Sugarloaf
Drifton	Laflin	Sweet Valley
Drums	Lake	Swoyersville
Dupont	Larksville	Sybertsville
Duryea	Lattimer Mines	Union
East Berwick	Laurel Run	Wapwallopen
Ebervale	Lehman	Warrior Run
Edwardsville	Luzerne	West Hazleton
Exeter	Milnesville	West Pittston
Fairmount	Mountain Top	West Wyoming
Forty Fort	Nanticoke	Weston
Foster	Nescopeck	White Haven
Franklin	New Columbus	Wilkes Barre
Freeland	Newport	Wyoming
Glen Lyon	Nuangola	Yatesville
Hanover	Penn Lake Park

Luzerne County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

18201	18617	18701
18202	18618	18702
18219	18621	18703
18221	18622	18704
18222	18627	18705
18223	18634	18706
18224	18635	18707
18225	18640	18708
18234	18641	18709
18239	18642	18710
18246	18643	18711
18247	18644	18762
18249	18651	18764
18251	18654	18765
18256	18655	18766
18601	18656	18767
18602	18660	18769
18611	18661	18773
18612	18690

Back Mountain (26,690)	Dallas (2,557)	Butler
Hazleton (23,329)	Black Creek (2,132)	Cambra
Mountain Top (15,269)	East Berwick (1,998)	Sybertsville
Kingston (13,855)	Glen Lyon (1,881)	Salem
Pittston (11,554)	Hughestown (1,541)	Wapwallopen
Nanticoke (10,955)	Laflin (1,502)	Sweet Valley
Plains (10,906)	Hollenback (1,243)	Plymouth
Hazle (9,000)	Fairmount (1,226)	Franklin
Swoyersville (5,157)	White Haven (1,182)	Lake
West Pittston (5,072)	Sugar Notch (1,023)	Foster
Edwardsville (4,984)	Pringle (991)	Lattimer Mines
Larksville (4,694)	Shickshinny (959)	Hanover
Duryea (4,634)	Dennison (908)	Harleigh
Jenkins (4,584)	Courtdale (791)	Hunlock Creek
Forty Fort (4,579)	Laurel Run (723)	Huntington
Sugarloaf (4,435)	Nuangola (671)	Huntington Mills
Freeland (3,643)	Yatesville (649)	Lehman
West Hazleton (3,542)	Warrior Run (624)	Luzerne
Conyngham (3,510)	Buck (396)	Drifton
Wyoming (3,221)	Penn Lake Park (269)	Rock Glen
Harveys Lake (2,888)	New Columbus (215)	Ross
Ashley (2,866)	Jeddo (144)	Drums
Bear Creek (2,864)	Shavertown	Newport
Avoca (2,851)	Shawanese	Milnesville
West Wyoming (2,833)	Union	Exeter
Dupont (2,719)	Weston	Ebervale
Nescopeck (2,624)	Wilkes Barre	Saint Johns
Hunlock (2,568)	Beach Haven