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Scranton, Pennsylvania

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The 2000 Census showed that Scranton had a population of 76,415 people ^<1>. This represents 0.62% of the total population of Pennsylvania, making it the state's 6th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	72,233	-5.47%	-0.32% since 2007
2007	72,466	-5.17%	-0.15% since 2006
2006	72,574	-5.03%	-0.51% since 2005
2005	72,949	-4.54%	-0.61% since 2004
2004	73,395	-3.95%	-0.6% since 2003
2003	73,837	-3.37%	-0.79% since 2002
2002	74,425	-2.6%	-0.99% since 2001
2001	75,167	-1.63%	-1.63% since 2000
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2000	76,415	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
3	Allentown	S	56 mi [90.1 km]	107,250	0.58% increase
4	Erie	W	232 mi [373.4 km]	103,817	0.1% increase
5	Reading	S	75 mi [120.7 km]	80,506	0.86% decrease
-6-	Scranton			72,233	5.47% decrease
7	Bethlehem	S	56 mi [90.1 km]	72,241	1.28% increase
8	Lancaster	S	100 mi [160.9 km]	54,626	3.06% decrease
9	Altoona	SW	155 mi [249.4 km]	46,144	6.82% decrease

Scranton had 35,336 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Scranton has an area ^<4> of 25.23 square miles [65.3 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Scranton had a 2000 population density of 3,029 people per square mile [1,169 people/km²], making it the state's 43rd most densely populated area.

Lackawanna County

The city of Scranton is located in Lackawanna County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 212,913 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 76,415 people, Scranton contained 35.89% of the Lackawanna County total.

In addition, where the community of Scranton has a population density of 3,029 people per square mile [1,169 people/km²], Lackawanna County averages 464.2 people per square mile [179.2 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lackawanna County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Scranton and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Scranton. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	72,233	5.47% decrease
10 mi [16 km]	2	79,780	5.61% decrease
15 mi [24 km]	3	88,988	5.66% decrease
20 mi [32 km]	4	129,920	5.48% decrease
30 mi [48 km]	5	140,119	5.58% decrease

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Scranton. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Scranton, it also contains a comparison between Scranton and the state of Pennsylvania.

Click here for the Scranton QuickFact (QF-4269000).

A Census Quickfact is available for Lackawanna County (QF-42069).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Lackawanna County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Luzerne	QF-42079	SW	311,983	2.06% decrease
Monroe	QF-42089	SE	165,058	18.1% increase
Susquehanna	QF-42115	N	40,831	3.27% decrease
Wayne	QF-42127	NE	52,016	8.61% increase
Wyoming	QF-42131	NW	27,759	1.02% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Scranton:

	State Code:	42 (Pennsylvania)
	County Code:	069 (Lackawanna County)
	Place Code:	69000 (Scranton)

	State & County Code:	42069 (Pennsylvania/Lackawanna County)

	State & Place Code:	4269000 (Pennsylvania/Scranton)

Scranton is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Scranton.

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Scranton? Please visit the Map Page for Scranton.

Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Scranton and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Scranton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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