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Luzerne, PA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Luzerne is $21,292, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Luzerne median household income is $33,491, which has grown by 21.28% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 32.44% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Luzerne residents spend 20.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1213

Luzerne, PA	21,292 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Luzerne, PA	30,802 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Luzerne, PA	34,780 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Luzerne, PA	21,506 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1556

Luzerne, PA	33,491 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Luzerne, PA	44,736 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #953

Luzerne, PA	21.28%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Luzerne, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.88%	$4,520, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.11%	$15,560, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.67%	$1,947, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.92%	$11,114, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Luzerne, PA	44,453 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Luzerne, PA	54,084 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Luzerne, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$33,632, see rank	$56,327	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Luzerne, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$22,188, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,893, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$32,094, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$21,875, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Luzerne, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,401, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	1,106, 46.06%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	673, 60.85%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	673, 60.85%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	609, 90.49%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	64, 9.51%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	433, 39.15%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	1,295, 53.94%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	745, 57.53%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	745, 57.53%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	691, 92.75%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	54, 7.25%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	550, 42.47%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Luzerne, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,300, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	955, 73.46%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	260, 20.00%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	57, 4.38%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	21, 1.62%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7, 0.54%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Luzerne, PA	20.1 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Luzerne, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,300	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	609, 46.85%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	136, 22.33%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	75, 12.32%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	184, 30.21%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	57, 9.36%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	143, 23.48%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	691, 53.15%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	222, 32.13%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	143, 20.69%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	248, 35.89%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 1.01%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	71, 10.27%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Luzerne, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,300, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	46, 3.54%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	167, 12.85%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	53, 4.08%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	331, 25.46%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	50, 3.85%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	64, 4.92%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	288, 22.15%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	120, 9.23%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	97, 7.46%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	84, 6.46%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Luzerne, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	611	21.49%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	138	18.52%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.