Despite the fact that it is a small city, Lackawanna has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.
The percentage of adults in Lackawanna who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.80% of the adults in Lackawanna have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lackawanna in 2022 was $26,033, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,132 for a family of four. However, Lackawanna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lackawanna is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lackawanna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lackawanna residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lackawanna include Polish, German, Italian, Irish, and Other Arab.
The most common language spoken in Lackawanna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
