Scranton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 75,848 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.Unlike some cities, Scranton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Scranton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Scranton is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Scranton who work in office and administrative support (11.07%), sales jobs (9.06%), and food service (8.63%). The population of Scranton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Scranton, 22.70% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Scranton in 2022 was $27,830, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,320 for a family of four. However, Scranton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Scranton is a very 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 16.11% 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.
