Scranton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 75,905 people and 27 associated neighborhoods, Scranton is the sixth largest community in Pennsylvania. Scranton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.04% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Scranton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.14% of adults in Scranton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Scranton in 2022 was $28,347, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,388 for a family of four. However, Scranton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Scranton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Scranton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scranton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Scranton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.94% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Scranton include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Scranton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.