Wilkes Barre

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  4. Wilkes Barre Public Benefits Information
  5. Wilkes Barre Criminal Information
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Wilkes Barre Statistics Back to top
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 24.7186 (-4.0) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 71.7186 (22.1) / 81.8186 (27.7)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,291
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 539
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 36 inches
Wilkes Barre Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 42,801 2002 43,312 2005 41,637
2000 Not Available 2003 42,124 2006 41,374
2001 Not Available 2004 41,767 2007 41,050



Wilkes Barre Employment Information Back to top
Wilkes Barre Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 22,155 20,473 1,682 7.59% 76
1991 21,939 19,979 1,960 8.93% 89
1992 22,232 19,979 2,253 10.13% 101
1993 22,109 20,073 2,036 9.21% 92
1994 21,781 19,875 1,906 8.75% 88
1995 21,652 19,853 1,799 8.31% 83
1996 21,450 19,892 1,558 7.27% 73
1997 21,991 20,062 1,929 8.77% 88
1998 21,016 19,800 1,216 5.79% 58
1999 20,882 19,589 1,294 6.19% 62
2000 19,366 18,281 1,085 5.60% 56
2001 19,277 18,133 1,144 5.94% 59
2002 19,207 17,845 1,362 7.09% 71
2003 19,090 17,728 1,362 7.14% 71
2004 19,121 17,816 1,305 6.82% 68
2005 19,214 18,013 1,201 6.25% 63
2006 19,252 18,125 1,126 5.85% 58
2007 19,137 18,109 1,027 5.37% 54
2008 19,402 18,114 1,288 6.64% 66
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 19,213 17,939 1,274 6.63% 66
Feb 2008 19,039 17,762 1,277 6.71% 67
Mar 2008 19,048 17,820 1,228 6.45% 64
Apr 2008 19,156 18,005 1,151 6.01% 60
May 2008 19,370 18,112 1,258 6.49% 65
Jun 2008 19,682 18,325 1,357 6.89% 69
Jul 2008 19,757 18,409 1,348 6.82% 68
Aug 2008 19,815 18,396 1,419 7.16% 72
Sep 2008 19,538 18,255 1,283 6.57% 66
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
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Wilkes Barre Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $499,090,000
Retail sales (2002): $898,656,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $68,271,000
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Wilkes Barre 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
1951 $1,391 $231 $238 $0 $28 $79 $1,736 $1,212 $1,669 $0
1952 $1,412 $278 $231 $0 $37 $90 $1,770 $1,304 $1,704 $0
1953 $1,431 $289 $244 $0 $34 $83 $1,792 $1,340 $1,496 $0
1954 $1,459 $269 $276 $0 $33 $64 $1,832 $1,371 $1,297 $632
1955 $1,518 $246 $270 $0 $31 $77 $1,896 $1,386 $1,107 $629
1956 $1,483 $245 $318 $0 $32 $71 $1,904 $1,444 $1,688 $1,020
1957 $1,722 $231 $326 $0 $33 $79 $2,160 $1,595 $1,597 $708
1958 $1,640 $347 $331 $0 $31 $100 $2,102 $1,608 $1,388 $690
1959 $1,748 $325 $330 $0 $30 $114 $2,222 $1,675 $1,269 $755
1960 $1,777 $177 $333 $0 $37 $229 $2,376 $1,717 $1,570 $1,124
1961 $1,717 $195 $820 $0 $41 $220 $2,798 $1,827 $2,107 $1,911
1962 $1,795 $181 $1,321 $0 $40 $253 $3,409 $1,765 $3,670 $1,999
1963 $1,785 $163 $1,647 $0 $31 $406 $3,869 $1,805 $4,750 $1,839
1964 $1,785 $163 $1,647 $0 $31 $406 $3,869 $1,805 $4,750 $0
1965 $1,877 $629 $1,558 $0 $31 $630 $4,096 $1,720 $4,652 $0
1966 $1,942 $484 $1,798 $0 $31 $640 $4,411 $1,847 $5,435 $0
1967 $1,926 $564 $715 $0 $182 $653 $3,476 $1,969 $4,727 $1,810
1968 $1,817 $1,508 $898 $0 $182 $564 $3,461 $2,197 $5,465 $0
1969 $1,904 $1,111 $2,125 $0 $182 $512 $4,723 $2,316 $4,405 $0
1970 $2,154 $940 $1,632 $0 $182 $954 $4,922 $2,894 $5,252 $1,631
1971 $2,603 $1,388 $2,659 $0 $182 $1,118 $6,562 $3,345 $7,165 $3,728
1972 $2,676 $1,615 $3,139 $0 $234 $969 $7,018 $3,786 $7,199 $5,122
1973 $2,998 $1,410 $10,003 $0 $234 $930 $14,165 $4,144 $10,492 $7,132
1974 $2,659 $1,727 $61,853 $0 $234 $1,674 $66,420 $5,068 $14,880 $17,118
1975 $2,484 $1,684 $28,363 $0 $234 $2,493 $33,574 $5,244 $12,562 $16,705
1976 $2,782 $1,788 $30,439 $0 $234 $2,323 $35,778 $6,198 $11,928 $14,358
1977 $2,775 $2,094 $27,913 $0 $477 $2,345 $33,510 $6,349 $5,324 $7,593
1978 $3,235 $2,538 $11,606 $0 $378 $1,481 $16,700 $7,286 $5,124 $7,092
1979 $3,253 $2,718 $25,057 $0 $594 $1,581 $30,485 $8,389 $1,444 $4,549
1980 $3,511 $3,301 $12,002 $0 $633 $1,466 $17,612 $7,060 $1,755 $3,805
1981 $3,384 $4,984 $9,136 $0 $854 $1,434 $14,808 $7,092 $1,457 $4,774
1982 $3,468 $5,803 $12,390 $0 $1,011 $1,988 $18,857 $7,338 $1,158 $7,203
1983 $3,604 $6,292 $7,996 $0 $1,339 $2,524 $15,463 $7,753 $858 $8,089
1984 $3,968 $6,548 $7,855 $0 $1,116 $1,792 $14,731 $8,238 $569 $8,226
1985 $4,061 $6,847 $5,652 $0 $1,174 $2,096 $12,983 $8,970 $285 $9,119
1986 $4,074 $7,064 $5,446 $0 $1,174 $2,322 $13,016 $9,428 $105 $9,627
1987 $4,346 $7,554 $4,919 $0 $2,351 $2,735 $14,351 $9,585 $3,755 $16,504
1988 $4,352 $8,792 $5,640 $0 $1,372 $2,853 $14,217 $9,183 $3,720 $14,947
1989 $5,002 $9,277 $4,580 $0 $2,569 $3,422 $15,573 $11,825 $3,580 $16,715
1990 $5,025 $9,593 $5,232 $0 $2,713 $4,641 $17,611 $12,117 $3,470 $19,551
1991 $4,867 $10,631 $4,447 $0 $2,285 $3,529 $15,128 $13,138 $3,355 $20,453
1992 $5,124 $10,554 $4,890 $0 $3,472 $3,557 $17,043 $13,363 $8,740 $29,550
1993 $5,101 $10,604 $4,867 $0 $3,501 $4,340 $17,809 $14,541 $5,420 $31,288
1994 $5,077 $10,798 $4,353 $0 $3,501 $3,786 $16,717 $13,954 $5,866 $29,314
1995 $4,978 $11,483 $5,745 $0 $3,501 $4,582 $18,806 $15,492 $5,601 $28,643
1996 $4,458 $11,524 $5,102 $0 $3,501 $4,952 $18,013 $12,829 $5,321 $28,241
1997 $5,745 $11,791 $6,200 $0 $3,327 $6,224 $21,496 $13,213 $5,031 $43,432
1998 $5,025 $12,311 $8,004 $0 $3,327 $4,718 $21,074 $13,609 $4,736 $45,102
1999 $4,850 $12,439 $7,560 $0 $3,327 $6,085 $21,822 $13,814 $39,156 $79,347
2000 $4,174 $12,668 $6,161 $0 $3,327 $14,644 $28,306 $13,614 $38,446 $46,557
2001 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2002 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2003 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2004 $4,412 $12,714 $13,106 $0 $10,220 $5,019 $32,757 $15,481 $41,740 $59,640
2005 $6,148 $14,264 $9,088 $0 $8,106 $7,765 $31,107 $14,241 $47,975 $81,322
2006 $6,253 $15,216 $11,992 $0 $5,018 $7,157 $30,420 $14,981 $58,930 $75,355


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
1951 $0 $220 $15 $16 $730 $104 $2,321
$782 $0 $40 $0 $115 $299
1952 $0 $210 $34 $52 $371 $75 $2,150
$778 $0 $41 $0 $114 $475
1953 $0 $231 $32 $51 $355 $76 $1,924
$758 $2 $37 $0 $115 $267
1954 $0 $217 $31 $53 $318 $77 $1,945
$790 $2 $32 $0 $122 $303
1955 $0 $216 $31 $50 $342 $86 $1,990
$791 $2 $26 $0 $147 $299
1956 $0 $236 $61 $56 $561 $98 $2,363
$820 $0 $30 $0 $131 $370
1957 $0 $181 $43 $65 $421 $336 $2,545
$953 $0 $41 $0 $134 $371
1958 $0 $198 $39 $63 $359 $170 $2,404
$918 $0 $37 $0 $130 $490
1959 $0 $183 $0 $68 $339 $128 $2,386
$963 $0 $33 $0 $136 $536
1960 $0 $268 $0 $68 $420 $145 $2,502
$954 $0 $30 $0 $162 $455
1961 $0 $163 $0 $70 $635 $167 $3,309
$1,001 $0 $43 $0 $208 $1,022
1962 $0 $207 $39 $68 $454 $195 $5,024
$1,076 $0 $62 $0 $122 $2,801
1963 $0 $187 $0 $64 $534 $160 $4,949
$1,091 $0 $91 $0 $126 $2,696
1964 $0 $187 $38 $64 $534 $160 $4,949
$1,091 $0 $91 $0 $126 $2,658
1965 $0 $227 $31 $59 $390 $166 $4,165
$973 $0 $115 $0 $126 $2,078
1966 $0 $237 $46 $55 $358 $192 $4,514
$1,005 $0 $146 $0 $126 $2,349
1967 $0 $252 $39 $63 $284 $216 $3,760
$1,097 $0 $137 $0 $199 $1,473
1968 $0 $358 $39 $66 $364 $256 $4,750
$1,196 $8 $158 $0 $199 $2,106
1969 $0 $389 $87 $59 $427 $246 $5,335
$1,303 $6 $194 $0 $199 $2,425
1970 $0 $319 $57 $62 $589 $297 $6,134
$1,535 $12 $224 $0 $199 $2,840
1971 $0 $413 $54 $74 $945 $296 $6,835
$1,974 $0 $240 $0 $199 $2,640
1972 $0 $456 $49 $97 $958 $830 $8,658
$2,169 $0 $481 $0 $416 $3,202
1973 $65 $451 $86 $129 $1,267 $619 $15,730
$2,385 $134 $260 $0 $416 $9,918
1974 $0 $813 $56 $118 $1,702 $1,689 $35,857
$2,983 $0 $536 $0 $416 $27,544
1975 $0 $451 $67 $95 $2,542 $1,854 $30,372
$2,946 $0 $668 $0 $416 $21,333
1976 $0 $635 $83 $222 $1,042 $2,454 $35,418
$3,338 $16 $582 $0 $416 $26,630
1977 $0 $662 $108 $246 $897 $2,429 $36,374
$4,478 $77 $445 $0 $740 $26,292
1978 $0 $890 $316 $223 $1,102 $389 $19,207
$3,714 $0 $221 $0 $748 $11,604
1979 $0 $864 $339 $245 $1,410 $440 $28,692
$6,322 $0 $205 $0 $767 $18,100
1980 $0 $1,027 $339 $238 $1,933 $404 $20,214
$5,066 $0 $94 $0 $802 $10,311
1981 $0 $1,071 $379 $266 $1,926 $464 $17,792
$4,503 $0 $152 $0 $802 $8,229
1982 $0 $1,181 $448 $304 $1,962 $608 $20,896
$4,798 $0 $119 $0 $845 $10,631
1983 $0 $946 $106 $363 $2,161 $771 $19,095
$5,129 $0 $160 $0 $857 $8,602
1984 $0 $1,261 $103 $269 $1,668 $960 $18,998
$5,599 $0 $115 $0 $882 $8,141
1985 $0 $1,332 $138 $501 $1,659 $1,598 $19,097
$6,292 $0 $99 $0 $919 $6,559
1986 $0 $1,518 $133 $472 $1,778 $1,137 $19,176
$6,717 $0 $86 $0 $919 $6,416
1987 $0 $1,446 $138 $516 $3,264 $1,197 $23,365
$6,695 $0 $50 $0 $1,513 $8,546
1988 $0 $1,372 $146 $230 $1,301 $1,202 $22,358
$7,066 $0 $283 $0 $1,563 $9,195
1989 $0 $1,594 $292 $248 $2,001 $1,286 $23,358
$7,516 $0 $260 $0 $1,764 $8,397
1990 $0 $1,916 $435 $254 $2,393 $1,371 $24,682
$7,744 $0 $250 $0 $1,744 $8,575
1991 $0 $1,885 $460 $273 $2,559 $1,385 $26,209
$8,499 $0 $64 $0 $1,767 $9,317
1992 $0 $2,332 $390 $279 $2,577 $1,855 $28,376
$9,040 $0 $65 $0 $2,123 $9,715
1993 $0 $2,097 $375 $295 $2,773 $1,527 $27,902
$9,578 $0 $275 $0 $2,114 $8,868
1994 $0 $2,220 $401 $300 $2,626 $1,293 $29,604
$9,392 $0 $271 $0 $2,114 $10,987
1995 $0 $2,287 $362 $294 $3,238 $1,403 $29,045
$9,523 $0 $293 $0 $2,114 $9,531
1996 $0 $2,773 $372 $304 $2,544 $1,585 $27,928
$9,924 $0 $280 $0 $2,114 $8,032
1997 $0 $1,943 $370 $310 $2,808 $1,612 $30,767
$10,249 $0 $319 $0 $3,396 $9,760
1998 $0 $2,613 $536 $10 $4,473 $1,715 $37,021
$9,542 $0 $302 $0 $3,396 $14,434
1999 $0 $3,216 $460 $759 $5,181 $1,697 $44,879
$11,320 $0 $284 $0 $3,396 $18,566
2000 $0 $2,921 $458 $692 $4,041 $1,973 $72,476
$9,186 $48 $2,395 $0 $3,396 $47,366
2001 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2002 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2003 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2004 $0 $2,640 $507 $1,118 $8,929 $1,431 $52,849
$12,218 $0 $2,189 $0 $3,900 $19,917
2005 $0 $3,100 $59 $857 $6,526 $268 $39,095
$13,553 $0 $1,388 $0 $4,478 $8,866
2006 $0 $3,396 $51 $1,378 $9,395 $749 $47,748
$15,444 $0 $1,080 $1,434 $4,777 $10,044

Wilkes Barre 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.


Wilkes Barre Criminal Information Back to top
Wilkes Barre Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 1.472 0.327 0.023 2.710 4.533 0.140 6.565 33.060 4.649 44.415
2000 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2001 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2002 2.794 0.346 0.069 2.609 5.818 0.323 8.727 34.286 4.941 48.278
2003 0.926 0.356 0.047 2.184 3.513 0.190 9.638 37.485 3.181 50.304
2004 1.389 0.359 0.072 2.155 3.974 0.431 6.393 26.504 2.849 35.746
2005 1.489 0.721 0.072 2.690 4.972 0.480 8.118 27.452 2.906 38.475
2006 1.499 0.749 0.145 2.659 5.051 0.242 7.203 30.357 3.190 40.750
2007 1.486 0.463 0.073 2.680 4.702 0.317 9.086 29.086 2.826 40.999

Wilkes Barre Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 10 79
2005 9 83
2006 6 80
2007 8 87

Wilkes Barre Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 2,095
2000 0
2001 0
2002 2,343

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