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Scranton Population 2025

Scranton is a city in northeast Pennsylvania.

Below is the Scranton population by year:

YearPopulationChange %
201076,085
201175,927-0.21
201276,0270.13
201375,838-0.25
201475,449-0.51
201577,1602.27
201677,2640.13
201777,2820.02
201877,182-0.13
20190-100.00
20200
20210
20220
20230
20240
20250 *
Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated

Scranton city UN Urban Agglomeration Population Prospects - 1950 to 2035

YearScranton Population
1950505,989
1955479,851
1960449,068
1965437,054
1970428,330
1975418,194
1980408,026
1985398,641
1990389,569
1995386,953
2000385,461
2005383,645
2010381,781
2011381,409
2015379,926
2020*376,691
2025*376,348
2035*407,031
Source: population.un.org/wpp/, 1950 to 2035 Scranton city Population(UA)


Scranton Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Scranton population is 76,651, out of these 37,633 are male, 39,018 are female, The sex ratio of Scranton is 97. The median age of the Scranton population is 38.2, Scranton population by age are, under 18 years is 14,147, 16 years and over is 64,330, 18 years and over is 62,504, 21 years and over is 56,658, 65 years and over is 16,440. 49.1% are male, 50.9% are female, Population of Scranton by age percentwise is, 18.5% are under 18 years old, 83.9% are 16 years and over, 81.5% are 18 years and over, 73.9% are 21 years and over, 18.3% are 65 years and over. There are total 36,634 housing units, The voting population of Scranton are 59,219, out of these 29,279 are male voters, 29,940 are female voters, 49.4% are male, 50.6% are female.

Age GroupPopulationPercent
0 -53,6914.8%
5 - 93,7244.9%
10 - 144,5305.9%
15 - 195,8547.6%
20 - 247,0419.2%
25 - 3410,25813.4%
35 - 449,88312.9%
45 - 548,42211.0%
55 - 594,5325.9%
60 - 644,6686.1%
65 - 747,98610.4%
75 - 844,3205.6%
85 and over1,7422.3%
Source: 2019 US population by age estimates


Scranton Population by Race

According to 2019 population of Scranton by race are: </p><h3>White Population</h3><p>White population in Scranton, Pennsylvania are 62,579, percentage wise 81.6 percent are whites.

</p><h3>Black Population</h3><p>Black population in Scranton, Pennsylvania are 5,809, percentage wise 7.6 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Scranton, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Carribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

</p><h3>Asian Population</h3><p>Asian population in Scranton are 2,387, percentage wise 3.1 percent are asians, out of these are Asian Indians, are Chinese, are Filipinos, are Japanese, are Korean, are Vietnamese and are other Asian nationals.

</p><h3>Hispanic Population</h3><p>Hispanic population in Scranton, Pennsylvania are 11,412. Percentage wise 14.9 percent are hispanics, out of these 2,868 are Mexican people, 5,338 are Puerto Ricans, 0 are Cubans, and 3,206 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Population by Race76,651Percent
White62,57981.6%
Black or African American5,8097.6%
Asian Population2,3873.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander1280.2%
Hispanic or Latino11,41214.9%
Mexican2,8683.7%
Puerto Rican5,3387.0%
Other Hispanic or Latino3,206
Source: US Census population estimates(2019)


Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Scranton native population is 70,526, out of these 48,784 born in the Pennsylvania state and 19,539 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 6,125, out of these 2,840 are Naturalised US citizen, 443 are in Europe, 790 in Asia, 743 in Africa, 864 in Latin America and 0 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Scranton are 3,285, out of these 26 are from Europe, 1,180 are from Asia, 273 from Africa, 1,806 are from Latin America and 0 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of BirthPopulation
Native70,526
Born in state of residence48,784
Born in other state in the United States19,539
Northeast14,295
Midwest1,293
South2,971
West980
Born outside the United States2,203
Puerto Rico1,714
U.S. Island Areas0
Born abroad of American parent(s)489
Foreign born
Born outside of United States6,125
Naturalized U.S. citizen2,840
Europe443
Asia790
Africa743
Oceania0
Latin America864
Northern America0
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen3,285
Europe26
Asia1,180
Africa273
Oceania0
Latin America1,806
Northern America0
Source: US Census 2019 estimates

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