Scranton,

Pennsylvania

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Metropolitan Area Residents
1980:	728,796
1990:	638,524
2000:	624,776
Percent change, 1990–2000:	-2.2%
U.S. rank in 1980:	49th
U.S. rank in 1990:	61st
U.S. rank in 2000:	67th
City Residents
1980:	88,117
1990:	81,805
2000:	76,415
2003 estimate:	74,320
Percent change, 1990–2000:	-6.7%
U.S. rank in 1980:	199th
U.S. rank in 1990:	261st (State rank: 5th)
U.S. rank in 2000:	394th (State rank: 7th)
Density:	3,032.3 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics	(2000)
White	72,200
Black or African American	2,744
American Indian and Alaska Native	236
Asian	961
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander	34
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race)	1,999
Other	1,125
Percent of residents born in state:	82.9% (2000)
Age characteristics	(2000)
Population under 5 years old	4,035
Population 5 to 9 years old	4,422
Population 10 to 14 years old	4,631
Population 15 to 19 years old	6,007
Population 20 to 24 years old	6,217
Population 25 to 34 years old	9,011
Population 35 to 44 years old	10,509
Population 45 to 54 years old	9,574
Population 55 to 59 years old	3,442
Population 60 to 64 years old	3,204
Population 65 to 74 years old	6,876
Population 75 to 84 years old	6,231
Population 85 years and over	2,256
Median age	38.8 years
Births	(2002, Lackawanna County)
Total number	2,043
Deaths	(2002, Lackawanna County)
Total number	2,820 (of which, 13 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income	(1999)
Per capita income	$16,174
Median household income	$28,805
Total households	31,307
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000	4,592
$10,000 to $14,999	3,514
$15,000 to $24,999	5,610
$25,000 to $34,999	4,571
$35,000 to $49,999	5,004
$50,000 to $74,999	4,749
$75,000 to $99,999	1,971
$100,000 to $149,999	895
$150,000 to $199,999	194
$200,000 or more	207
Percent of families below poverty level:	10.7% (56.4% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total:	2,549

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