Luzerne County

Luzerne county is located in east Pennsylvania. Luzerne county has 890.33 square miles of land area and 15.93 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Luzerne county population is 320,392, which has grown 0.36% since 2000. The population growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 3.89% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Luzerne county median household income is $45,118 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 33.60% since 2000. The income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 32.44% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Luzerne county median house value is $121,700 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 43.51% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 70.00% and is lower than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Luzerne county is close to the state average in quality. The Luzerne county area code is 570.

Population 320,392 (2010-2014), rank #12 Population Growth 0.36% since 2000, rank #37 Population Density: 353.53/sq mi, rank #17 Median Household Income: $45,118 at 2010-2014—33.60% increase since 2000, rank #43 Median House Price: $121,700 at 2010-2014—43.51% increase since 2000, rank #38 Time Zone: Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer Land Area: 890.33 sq mi, rank #14 Water Area: 15.93 sq mi (1.76%), rank #9 State: Pennsylvania Area: Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA School District: Area Code: 570

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