Lackawanna County

  1. Lackawanna County Legal Resources
  2. Lackawanna County Statistics
  3. Lackawanna County Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Lackawanna County Employment Information
  5. Lackawanna County Family Information
  6. Lackawanna County Education Information
  7. Lackawanna County Business Information
  8. Lackawanna County Public Benefits Information
  9. Lackawanna County Criminal Information
  10. Lackawanna County Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Lackawanna County Cities
  12. Lackawanna County Zip Codes


Lackawanna County Legal Resources Back to top

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Lackawanna County Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 213,295
  • Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 2,259 / 2,839 / 10
  • Land Area (2000): 1,187.848 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 15.222 square kilometers
  • Farm Area (2002): 33,000.000 acres (133.518 square kilometers)
  • Farms (2002): 289
  • Farms under 50 acres (2002): 33.20%
  • Farms over 500 acres (2002): 1.40%
  • Farm earnings (2005): $1,873,000
  • Physicians (2004): 575
  • Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 6 (989)
  • Medicare Recipients (2005): 43,661
  • Federal Spending (2004): $2,243,907
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Lackawanna County - Historical Places
Houses (2000): 95,362
Building Permits Issued (2006): 579
Valuation of Building Permits (2006): $82,825
Lackawanna County Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 351,968 82.43%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 1,191 0.28%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 73,828 17.29%

Lackawanna County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Lackawanna County Employment Information Back to top
Lackawanna County Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 106,094 98,542 7,552 7.12% 71
1991 105,935 97,166 8,769 8.28% 83
1992 107,194 97,490 9,705 9.05% 91
1993 107,444 98,204 9,240 8.60% 86
1994 106,786 98,613 8,173 7.65% 77
1995 106,533 99,271 7,262 6.82% 68
1996 107,464 99,823 7,641 7.11% 71
1997 108,877 101,278 7,599 6.98% 70
1998 106,636 100,487 6,149 5.77% 58
1999 105,377 99,877 5,499 5.22% 52
2000 103,664 98,973 4,691 4.53% 45
2001 104,855 99,112 5,743 5.48% 55
2002 104,121 97,793 6,328 6.08% 61
2003 103,428 97,317 6,111 5.91% 59
2004 104,555 98,309 6,245 5.97% 60
2005 105,414 99,857 5,557 5.27% 53
2006 105,871 100,699 5,172 4.89% 49
2007 105,638 100,610 5,028 4.76% 48
2008 106,992 100,635 6,358 5.94% 59
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 105,968 99,662 6,306 5.95% 60
Feb 2008 105,069 98,681 6,388 6.08% 61
Mar 2008 105,115 99,005 6,110 5.81% 58
Apr 2008 105,851 100,032 5,819 5.50% 55
May 2008 106,758 100,625 6,133 5.74% 57
Jun 2008 108,338 101,812 6,526 6.02% 60
Jul 2008 109,095 102,275 6,820 6.25% 63
Aug 2008 109,171 102,202 6,969 6.38% 64
Sep 2008 107,567 101,419 6,148 5.72% 57
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Lackawanna County Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 9,050 9.00%
2. Health Care 6,064 6.03%
3. Educational Services 5,898 5.86%
4. Public Administration 5,830 5.80%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 4,684 4.66%
6. Finance and Insurance 4,130 4.11%
7. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 3,816 3.79%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 3,774 3.75%
9. Truck Transportation 3,032 3.01%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 2,712 2.70%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 2,648 2.63%
12. Metal Manufactuing 2,580 2.57%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 2,426 2.41%
14. Repair and Maintenance 2,342 2.33%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 2,058 2.05%
16. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1,884 1.87%
17. Other Transportation 1,662 1.65%
18. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 1,594 1.58%
19. Food Manufacturing 1,494 1.49%
20. Printing and Related Manufacturing 1,430 1.42%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 19,144 20.81%
2. Educational Services 11,894 12.93%
3. Finance and Insurance 6,382 6.94%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 6,302 6.85%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 2,968 3.23%
6. Department and Other General Stores 2,938 3.19%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 2,834 3.08%
8. Social Assistance 2,816 3.06%
9. Public Administration 2,756 3.00%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 2,306 2.51%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 2,054 2.23%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 2,004 2.18%
13. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 1,982 2.15%
14. Apparel Manufacturing 1,522 1.65%
15. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 1,470 1.60%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 1,378 1.50%
17. Food Manufacturing 1,356 1.47%
18. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1,242 1.35%
19. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 1,116 1.21%
20. Electronic Shopping and Mail Order 1,108 1.20%

Lackawanna County Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 6,090 6.06%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 5,318 5.29%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 4,828 4.80%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 4,600 4.57%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 3,998 3.98%
6. Other Management Occupations 3,956 3.93%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 3,790 3.77%
8. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 3,442 3.42%
9. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 3,196 3.18%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 3,028 3.01%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,604 2.59%
12. Vehicle Mechanics 2,418 2.40%
13. Other Office and Admin Support 2,182 2.17%
14. Top Executives 1,908 1.90%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 1,784 1.77%
16. Other Construction Trades 1,708 1.70%
17. Law Enforcement Workers 1,682 1.67%
18. Computer Specialists 1,670 1.66%
19. Carpenters 1,658 1.65%
20. Other Material Moving Workers 1,510 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 6,222 6.76%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 5,620 6.11%
3. Registered Nurses 4,382 4.76%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 3,570 3.88%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 3,570 3.88%
6. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 3,522 3.83%
7. Cashiers 3,518 3.82%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 3,470 3.77%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 3,412 3.71%
10. Other Production Occupations 3,064 3.33%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 3,032 3.30%
12. Customer Service Representatives 2,800 3.04%
13. Waiters and Waitresses 2,646 2.88%
14. Other Management Occupations 2,530 2.75%
15. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 2,272 2.47%
16. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 2,060 2.24%
17. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 1,938 2.11%
18. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 1,874 2.04%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 1,868 2.03%
20. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 1,858 2.02%

Lackawanna County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 166,124 48.18%
15-35 hours 43,532 12.62%
1-14 hours 11,155 3.24%
No regular hours 124,006 35.96%

Lackawanna County Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 4,836 2.61%
5 AM-5:29 AM 3,392 1.83%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 6,590 3.55%
6 AM-6:29 AM 12,848 6.93%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 20,405 11.01%
7 AM-7:29 AM 20,368 10.99%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 32,644 17.61%
8 AM-8:29 AM 24,301 13.11%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 11,762 6.34%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 10,372 5.59%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 3,908 2.11%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 2,010 1.08%
Noon-3:59 PM 15,333 8.27%
4 PM-11:59 PM 16,621 8.97%

Lackawanna County Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 7,691 4.15%
5-9 28,123 15.17%
10-14 39,964 21.56%
15-19 37,502 20.23%
20-24 28,882 15.58%
25-29 10,148 5.47%
30-34 13,392 7.22%
35-39 2,768 1.49%
40-44 3,072 1.66%
45-59 5,757 3.11%
60-89 4,364 2.35%
At least 90 3,727 2.01%

Lackawanna County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 866 0.47% 151,444 81.69%
30-44 342 0.18% 18,890 10.19%
45-59 172 0.09% 5,585 3.01%
At least 60 286 0.15% 7,805 4.21%

Lackawanna County Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 116 0.06%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 23,101 12.21%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 152,423 80.53%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 72 0.04%
Color 4 Box Other 1,026 0.54%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,666 0.88%
Color 6 Box Walked 6,986 3.69%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 3,882 2.05%

Lackawanna County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Lackawanna County Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 172,408 (410,890 people)
Families (2000): 112,024 (337,508 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 41,538
People at same address in 1995: 280,004
Lackawanna County Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 20,050 11.62%
$10,000-$14,999 16,165 9.37%
$15,000-$19,999 14,178 8.22%
$20,000-$24,999 13,068 7.57%
$25,000-$29,999 12,493 7.24%
$30,000-$34,999 11,437 6.63%
$35,000-$39,999 10,901 6.32%
$40,000-$44,999 9,920 5.75%
$45,000-$49,999 8,456 4.90%
$50,000-$59,999 14,269 8.27%
$60,000-$74,999 15,750 9.13%
$75,000-$99,999 13,711 7.95%
$100,000-$124,999 5,525 3.20%
$125,000-$149,999 2,564 1.49%
$150,000-$199,999 1,805 1.05%
$200,000 or more 2,264 1.31%

Lackawanna County Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 26,966 31.28%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 24,477 28.39%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 2,884 3.35%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 13,587 15.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 324 0.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 11,122 12.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 138 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 4,401 5.10%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 78 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 1,518 1.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 35 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 653 0.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 35 0.04%

Lackawanna County Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 123,254 26.27%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 70,984 15.13%
Public Assistance 4,534 0.97%
Retirement 36,087 7.69%
Self Employment 15,494 3.30%
Social Security 65,481 13.96%
Supplemental Security 8,254 1.76%
Wage / Salary 119,502 25.47%
Other 25,638 5.46%

Lackawanna County Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 50,779 58.49%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 36,036 41.51%

Lackawanna County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 11,542 7.10%
Color 1 Box Married 95,096 58.53%
Color 2 Box Never Married 49,202 30.28%
Color 3 Box Widowed 6,627 4.08%

Lackawanna County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 15,884 8.43%
Color 1 Box Married 96,251 51.11%
Color 2 Box Never Married 45,070 23.93%
Color 3 Box Widowed 31,111 16.52%

Lackawanna County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Lackawanna County Education Information Back to top
Lackawanna County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 15,936 4.77%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 44,230 13.24%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 131,216 39.28%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 60,041 17.97%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 21,156 6.33%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 40,075 12.00%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 21,429 6.41%

Lackawanna County Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 3,215 1.51% 3,713 1.74% 6,928 3.25%
Kindergarten 4,021 1.89% 1,240 0.58% 5,261 2.47%
Grades 1-4 16,957 7.95% 4,436 2.08% 21,393 10.03%
Grades 5-8 18,864 8.84% 4,096 1.92% 22,960 10.76%
Grades 9-12 19,173 8.99% 3,898 1.83% 23,071 10.82%
Undergrad college 8,388 3.93% 12,681 5.95% 21,069 9.88%
Graduate or professional school 1,062 0.50% 2,900 1.36% 3,962 1.86%
Total 71,680 33.61% 32,964 15.45% 104,644 49.06%

Lackawanna County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Lackawanna County Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $1,553,177,000
Retail sales (2002): $2,445,058,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $275,502,000
Retired workers (2005): 32,015
Lackawanna County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths Color 2 Box Business Expansions Color 3 Box Business Contractions Color 4 Box Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 20 26 53 49 55
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 0 0 0 1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 4 5 18 18 20
1999 - Construction 43 50 138 119 131
1999 - Educational Services 3 4 23 12 13
1999 - Finance & Insurance 35 17 66 58 136
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance 44 33 178 157 261
1999 - Information 8 3 12 23 19
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 4 0 8 9 5
1999 - Manufacturing 11 25 103 96 72
1999 - Mining 3 0 3 2 1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 39 43 117 133 295
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 38 26 79 89 151
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 11 14 26 31 54
1999 - Retail Trade 63 92 267 291 329
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing 10 8 38 22 43
1999 - Unclassified 18 15 2 2 4
1999 - Utilities 1 1 2 1 6
1999 - Wholesale Trade 19 18 80 77 86
1999 - Total 374 380 1,213 1,189 1,682
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 17 19 53 43 59
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 2 0 0 0 1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 3 6 19 14 20
2000 - Construction 44 51 140 99 146
2000 - Educational Services 2 3 18 21 8
2000 - Finance & Insurance 32 32 73 79 113
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance 39 38 207 154 241
2000 - Information 17 3 16 24 18
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 1 10 9 5
2000 - Manufacturing 12 15 99 98 75
2000 - Mining 0 1 5 2 1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 30 39 134 123 290
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 32 31 93 73 164
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 17 7 22 40 53
2000 - Retail Trade 67 70 301 234 343
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing 18 16 41 20 37
2000 - Unclassified 15 8 3 1 3
2000 - Utilities 3 2 0 2 6
2000 - Wholesale Trade 15 23 76 69 93
2000 - Total 365 365 1,310 1,105 1,676
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 28 26 50 44 51
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 0 2 0 1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 4 7 14 18 19
2001 - Construction 37 40 114 126 154
2001 - Educational Services 4 3 16 20 9
2001 - Finance & Insurance 42 39 61 71 129
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance 46 45 190 150 256
2001 - Information 10 13 21 21 22
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 2 1 4 12 6
2001 - Manufacturing 17 19 95 107 56
2001 - Mining 1 1 3 3 2
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 37 44 139 108 285
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 38 24 82 87 172
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 10 8 28 38 58
2001 - Retail Trade 69 76 259 288 327
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing 11 10 32 36 40
2001 - Unclassified 4 7 2 1 3
2001 - Utilities 2 1 2 3 5
2001 - Wholesale Trade 16 16 82 74 81
2001 - Total 378 380 1,196 1,207 1,676
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 27 24 52 51 48
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 0 1 1 1
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 7 8 18 11 19
2002 - Construction 42 71 110 118 125
2002 - Educational Services 4 4 23 13 8
2002 - Finance & Insurance 35 23 94 72 112
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance 45 37 212 178 217
2002 - Information 12 11 21 18 24
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 2 2 9 10 4
2002 - Manufacturing 19 31 81 116 56
2002 - Mining 0 0 6 1 3
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 49 34 141 121 272
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 55 26 94 92 164
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 12 19 25 36 54
2002 - Retail Trade 72 83 288 274 304
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing 15 24 36 38 25
2002 - Unclassified 1 5 0 0 0
2002 - Utilities 0 1 2 4 5
2002 - Wholesale Trade 17 22 69 75 83
2002 - Total 414 425 1,282 1,229 1,524
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 21 22 45 50 55
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 0 0 1 1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 4 6 13 17 21
2003 - Construction 53 49 110 107 118
2003 - Educational Services 6 3 24 8 11
2003 - Finance & Insurance 16 16 78 73 144
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance 32 28 195 145 278
2003 - Information 10 5 17 20 32
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 2 3 12 5 6
2003 - Manufacturing 13 28 95 90 61
2003 - Mining 0 1 0 4 3
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 37 41 123 137 266
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 40 38 109 76 187
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 16 9 41 17 59
2003 - Retail Trade 61 53 266 285 338
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing 13 12 35 37 34
2003 - Unclassified 3 0 0 1 0
2003 - Utilities 1 0 1 4 5
2003 - Wholesale Trade 17 14 67 65 98
2003 - Total 346 328 1,231 1,142 1,717
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 19 23 48 50 54
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 1 0 0 3
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 7 3 20 11 18
2004 - Construction 48 48 121 96 129
2004 - Educational Services 3 2 22 15 10
2004 - Finance & Insurance 22 26 86 69 126
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance 50 25 199 146 284
2004 - Information 7 11 17 28 21
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 2 2 8 12 7
2004 - Manufacturing 8 17 84 95 66
2004 - Mining 2 1 5 0 1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 39 42 119 112 284
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 40 25 106 89 189
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 15 11 30 26 63
2004 - Retail Trade 67 66 293 240 344
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing 10 9 50 30 35
2004 - Unclassified 6 2 1 0 1
2004 - Utilities 1 2 1 3 6
2004 - Wholesale Trade 17 16 73 68 85
2004 - Total 363 332 1,283 1,090 1,726
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 21 21 46 54 52
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 0 0 0 3
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 1 6 16 17 19
2005 - Construction 47 40 113 107 129
2005 - Educational Services 3 1 16 16 16
2005 - Finance & Insurance 35 29 65 80 130
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance 53 43 203 185 246
2005 - Information 5 7 23 18 26
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 3 1 8 10 9
2005 - Manufacturing 10 20 93 82 60
2005 - Mining 1 1 2 4 1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 38 30 124 156 245
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 48 39 90 88 209
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 13 9 18 24 80
2005 - Retail Trade 57 66 253 305 318
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing 19 9 32 47 39
2005 - Unclassified 7 3 1 1 0
2005 - Utilities 0 2 0 4 5
2005 - Wholesale Trade 13 17 72 65 93
2005 - Total 375 344 1,175 1,263 1,680

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Lackawanna County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lackawanna County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 369,909 89.45%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 43,624 10.55%

Lackawanna County Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1970 $4,924 $1 $1,827 $0 $344 $979 $8,074 $3,898 $3,237 $5,307
1971 $5,826 $1 $1,612 $0 $344 $974 $8,756 $4,501 $2,379 $5,105
1972 $6,057 $0 $3,778 $0 $421 $1,190 $11,446 $4,995 $5,177 $8,851
1973 $6,208 $3 $6,965 $0 $421 $1,911 $15,505 $4,779 $9,865 $10,746
1974 $6,194 $0 $8,196 $0 $421 $2,501 $17,312 $5,091 $8,488 $11,611
1975 $6,122 $41 $7,099 $0 $421 $2,846 $16,488 $6,254 $14,786 $15,128
1976 $6,122 $41 $7,099 $0 $421 $2,846 $16,488 $6,254 $14,786 $15,128
1977 $6,379 $0 $8,013 $0 $813 $3,122 $18,327 $6,796 $11,782 $14,326
1978 $6,658 $0 $11,180 $0 $959 $2,261 $21,058 $7,448 $11,005 $15,106
1979 $6,809 $0 $10,923 $0 $1,159 $2,017 $20,908 $8,413 $10,233 $15,751
1980 $7,065 $0 $9,936 $0 $1,189 $2,918 $21,108 $8,594 $9,471 $15,540
1981 $7,189 $0 $12,154 $0 $1,650 $3,739 $24,732 $8,863 $11,884 $18,332
1982 $9,048 $5 $11,327 $0 $1,791 $3,697 $25,863 $9,575 $7,462 $16,504
1983 $9,302 $7 $12,374 $0 $1,776 $3,305 $26,757 $9,992 $5,955 $16,827
1984 $10,068 $5 $11,764 $0 $2,908 $3,746 $28,486 $10,205 $4,898 $18,592
1985 $11,250 $7 $12,362 $0 $1,534 $4,080 $29,226 $10,393 $3,821 $18,838
1986 $11,640 $5 $12,961 $0 $2,274 $4,277 $31,152 $10,086 $4,664 $22,701
1987 $12,801 $4 $14,151 $0 $4,803 $6,769 $38,524 $11,286 $3,927 $27,907
1988 $13,059 $4 $18,356 $0 $3,080 $5,243 $39,738 $11,977 $5,271 $30,730
1989 $13,128 $4 $19,467 $0 $2,669 $6,004 $41,268 $12,995 $5,820 $30,874
1990 $16,771 $16 $21,635 $0 $3,294 $8,728 $50,428 $14,309 $12,955 $39,083
1991 $18,488 $17 $20,943 $0 $2,942 $8,217 $50,590 $15,891 $12,177 $36,567
1992 $19,468 $16 $25,665 $0 $3,863 $6,731 $55,727 $17,890 $29,199 $50,531
1993 $19,468 $16 $25,665 $0 $3,863 $6,731 $55,727 $17,890 $29,199 $50,531
1994 $25,731 $16 $25,985 $0 $7,029 $13,710 $72,455 $18,427 $29,952 $46,561
1995 $25,908 $448 $28,482 $0 $3,447 $14,731 $72,568 $18,980 $41,216 $54,393
1996 $26,941 $434 $32,673 $0 $6,501 $16,566 $82,681 $19,549 $35,280 $66,177
1997 $22,408 $415 $32,156 $0 $7,541 $14,995 $77,100 $17,544 $52,955 $72,746
1998 $20,715 $17 $36,537 $0 $9,999 $14,912 $82,163 $20,211 $85,535 $86,225
1999 $23,165 $19 $40,541 $0 $7,601 $18,375 $89,682 $21,734 $83,630 $88,583
2000 $33,843 $14 $48,506 $0 $7,601 $14,915 $104,865 $36,106 $77,688 $101,490
2001 $33,256 $2,215 $57,986 $0 $4,371 $16,970 $112,583 $36,239 $108,308 $93,795
2002 $33,404 $1,015 $56,382 $0 $4,095 $19,309 $113,190 $38,688 $105,451 $33,738
2003 $35,152 $1,028 $70,149 $0 $5,463 $21,783 $132,547 $39,356 $108,452 $43,844
2004 $41,290 $1,286 $76,096 $0 $0 $20,942 $138,328 $40,537 $106,903 $24,975
2005 $43,501 $1,112 $70,736 $0 $0 $23,246 $137,483 $45,632 $160,362 $83,158


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1970 $23 $2,074 $217 $361 $489 $25 $7,886
$80 $2,347 $136 $0 $243 $1,891
1971 $28 $2,184 $210 $482 $671 $165 $8,066
$89 $2,361 $113 $0 $243 $1,520
1972 $21 $2,276 $1,208 $480 $449 $191 $10,955
$16 $3,180 $108 $0 $460 $2,566
1973 $0 $2,333 $1,080 $487 $701 $83 $16,349
$29 $5,650 $214 $0 $460 $5,312
1974 $0 $2,441 $486 $495 $480 $381 $16,340
$25 $5,860 $543 $0 $460 $5,169
1975 $0 $3,787 $458 $489 $1,296 $746 $17,519
$29 $5,548 $684 $0 $460 $4,022
1976 $0 $3,787 $458 $489 $1,296 $746 $17,519
$29 $5,548 $684 $0 $460 $4,022
1977 $0 $2,848 $1,200 $1,002 $702 $735 $17,916
$29 $6,546 $631 $0 $628 $3,595
1978 $0 $3,166 $870 $544 $547 $787 $18,546
$38 $6,857 $752 $0 $569 $4,416
1979 $0 $3,369 $584 $551 $712 $571 $20,220
$36 $7,291 $726 $0 $616 $5,764
1980 $0 $3,543 $483 $437 $513 $249 $20,126
$30 $7,259 $618 $0 $520 $6,474
1981 $0 $4,128 $561 $628 $828 $304 $24,343
$54 $7,512 $710 $0 $880 $8,738
1982 $0 $4,195 $602 $565 $845 $210 $22,404
$86 $7,500 $624 $0 $878 $6,899
1983 $0 $3,840 $566 $606 $1,689 $203 $25,831
$64 $7,172 $695 $0 $967 $10,029
1984 $0 $4,936 $683 $333 $1,204 $257 $28,068
$61 $8,772 $544 $0 $904 $10,374
1985 $0 $4,937 $656 $396 $1,101 $266 $28,278
$94 $7,988 $429 $0 $1,025 $11,386
1986 $0 $4,895 $1,026 $451 $670 $451 $30,026
$101 $7,823 $375 $0 $1,021 $13,213
1987 $0 $4,880 $867 $507 $1,299 $633 $36,090
$77 $12,853 $443 $0 $1,588 $12,943
1988 $0 $5,597 $1,434 $570 $1,639 $880 $39,758
$108 $13,919 $253 $0 $1,394 $13,964
1989 $0 $6,326 $1,532 $1,303 $782 $1,236 $42,281
$125 $14,702 $300 $0 $1,606 $14,369
1990 $0 $7,143 $1,070 $1,484 $693 $2,480 $44,323
$168 $13,587 $761 $0 $1,470 $15,467
1991 $0 $7,911 $2,298 $1,544 $1,717 $1,214 $56,141
$185 $18,607 $907 $0 $1,518 $20,240
1992 $0 $8,769 $1,942 $1,762 $1,786 $1,602 $58,798
$187 $20,402 $1,045 $0 $1,450 $19,853
1993 $0 $8,769 $1,942 $1,762 $1,786 $1,602 $58,798
$187 $20,402 $1,045 $0 $1,450 $19,853
1994 $0 $9,497 $1,197 $758 $1,494 $7,406 $69,342
$188 $18,291 $2,171 $0 $1,564 $26,776
1995 $0 $11,099 $1,241 $779 $1,093 $8,456 $74,861
$180 $18,474 $2,097 $0 $1,740 $29,702
1996 $0 $10,272 $1,253 $783 $1,569 $9,123 $80,931
$160 $18,860 $2,885 $0 $2,113 $33,913
1997 $0 $9,747 $1,500 $795 $1,095 $12,960 $86,656
$178 $19,043 $1,764 $0 $2,204 $37,370
1998 $0 $13,662 $1,182 $1,063 $869 $11,037 $102,146
$234 $26,331 $2,668 $0 $2,000 $43,100
1999 $0 $14,192 $1,228 $1,104 $903 $11,465 $100,576
$243 $26,352 $3,162 $0 $2,343 $39,584
2000 $0 $21,598 $1,300 $1,481 $4,006 $8,874 $120,298
$881 $20,673 $3,289 $0 $2,343 $55,853
2001 $0 $21,759 $1,658 $748 $1,312 $28,412 $131,189
$990 $26,480 $5,592 $377 $2,343 $41,518
2002 $0 $7,134 $2,783 $1,727 $1,416 $7,762 $107,168
$2,721 $31,869 $5,129 $179 $2,823 $43,625
2003 $0 $19,163 $1,960 $1,621 $1,208 $6,891 $130,208
$1,189 $33,949 $6,327 $232 $2,929 $54,739
2004 $0 $21,338 $2,074 $1,898 $1,562 $9,127 $140,235
$1,396 $34,219 $5,099 $278 $0 $63,244
2005 $0 $21,036 $6,789 $1,634 $1,117 $5,458 $147,800
$1,253 $39,221 $5,894 $396 $0 $65,002

Lackawanna County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 608
Lackawanna County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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People With A Disability (2000): 52,000
Lackawanna County Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 24,162 11.33%
10-19 Years 28,470 13.35%
20-29 Years 24,336 11.41%
30-39 Years 28,643 13.43%
40-49 Years 31,378 14.71%
50-59 Years 25,237 11.83%
60-69 Years 18,875 8.85%
70-79 Years 19,712 9.24%
80-89 Years 10,752 5.04%
90+ Years 1,730 0.81%

Lackawanna County Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 100,614 47.17%
Color 1 Box Female 112,681 52.83%

Lackawanna County Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 204,560 95.90%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,958 1.39%
Color 1 Box African-American 2,662 1.25%
Color 2 Box Asian 1,582 0.74%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 1,165 0.55%
Color 6 Box Other Race 187 0.09%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 163 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 18 0.01%

Lackawanna County Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 108,447 21.13%
2. Italian 99,445 19.38%
3. Polish 78,743 15.34%
4. German 65,550 12.77%
5. English 31,697 6.18%
6. Welsh 27,343 5.33%
7. Russian 18,294 3.56%
8. Slovak 14,768 2.88%
9. United States Or American 11,267 2.20%
10. Ukrainian 9,839 1.92%

Lackawanna County Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 382,155 94.42%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 6,320 1.56%
3. Italian 4,370 1.08%
4. Polish 2,845 0.70%
5. French 1,267 0.31%
6. German 1,094 0.27%
7. Russian 1,054 0.26%
8. Other Slavic 866 0.21%
9. Other Indic 510 0.13%
10. Vietnamese 480 0.12%

Lackawanna County Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 417,319 97.74%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 5,816 1.36%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 3,852 0.90%

Lackawanna County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
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