N Scranton's Livability
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B
Affordability -
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Housing -
B
Job Market -
C+
Diversity -
B
Crime -
B+
Commute -
D+
Education -
C+
Weather -
A+
Amenities
About N Scranton, PA
N Scranton, PA is located in Lackawanna County in the state of Pennsylvania.
The total City Population for N Scranton is about 12,292 with about 1,807 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $96,000, which is roughly 46% lower than the Average Home Value of $178,061 for the state of Pennsylvania, and roughly 56% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $34,884, which is roughly 47% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,082 for the state of Pennsylvania, and roughly 46% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.38Male Population Estimate: 47.5%
Female Population Estimate: 52.5%
Median Age: 39.5
Male Median Age: 36.7
Female Median Age: 42.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:9.87%
Black:6.04%
Other:5.7%
Asian:1.9%
Indian:0.56%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 45.35%
Libertarian: 0.94%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of N Scranton specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Lackawanna County: About 2.22805 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Lackawanna County: About 213.401 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Lackawanna County is about 44% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 26% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for N Scranton is about 5.8%.
Pennsylvania is ranked #30 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 38.46 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 20.1The average living wage for the state of Pennsylvania is $29.08/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Pennsylvania a minimum wage score of 16.01 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.83/hr, which gives Pennsylvania a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 21.41 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Pennsylvania is $157.74, resulting in a UI benefit score of 20.67 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Pennsylvania does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Pennsylvania does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Pennsylvania does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Pennsylvania does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Pennsylvania does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Pennsylvania does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Pennsylvania does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Pennsylvania does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Pennsylvania does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Pennsylvania does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Pennsylvania does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Pennsylvania does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Pennsylvania does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Pennsylvania does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Pennsylvania does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Pennsylvania does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Pennsylvania does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Pennsylvania does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 18508Latitude: 41.450022
Longitude: -75.653594
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 900.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 272, 570