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Lackawanna, NY
Demographic Data




Lackawanna Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Lackawanna Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

19,716

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.5%
5 - 17:
13.3%
18 - 24:
7.7%
25 - 34:
16.4%
35 - 54:
24.1%
55 - 64:
14.8%
Over 65 Years:
16.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.9%
3.9%
86.5%
86.5%
19.8%
19.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Lackawanna
USA
$26,033
$26,033
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Lackawanna
USA
$46,869
$46,869
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

21.5%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Education
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Other
Construction
Administration
Finance
19.4%
19.4%
15.9%
15.9%
14.3%
14.3%
7.6%
7.6%
7.4%
7.4%
5.5%
5.5%
5.1%
5.1%
4.4%
4.4%
4.1%
4.1%
4.1%
4.1%
3.7%
3.7%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
72.6%
72.6%
15.2%
15.2%
6.8%
6.8%
4.8%
4.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Polish
German
Italian
Irish
Other Arab
English
Scottish
French
Sierra Leonean
Ukrainian
Croatian
Hungarian
Macedonian
Yugoslavian
Swedish
Russian
Slovak
Serbian
European
Dutch
17.2%
17.2%
13.4%
13.4%
13.0%
13.0%
13.0%
13.0%
7.8%
7.8%
3.9%
3.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.6%
1.6%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Arabic
Spanish
Serbo-Croatian
Russian
Polish
Slavic languages
Chinese
African languages
Italian
German/Yiddish
Other Asian languages
French
Native American languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Laotian
79.6%
79.6%
12.3%
12.3%
4.6%
4.6%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Lackawanna Residents

8.3%


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