Lackawanna is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 19,716 people and six associated neighborhoods, Lackawanna is the 89th largest community in New York.Unlike some cities, Lackawanna isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lackawanna are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lackawanna is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lackawanna who work in office and administrative support (11.35%), sales jobs (10.45%), and maintenance occupations (8.10%). For a small city, Lackawanna has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Lackawanna exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.The education level of Lackawanna citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.80% of adults 25 and older in Lackawanna have a college degree. The per capita income in Lackawanna in 2022 was $26,033, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,132 for a family of four. However, Lackawanna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lackawanna is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lackawanna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lackawanna residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lackawanna include Polish, German, Italian, Irish, and Other Arab. The most common language spoken in Lackawanna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
