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General Information: |
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City Class :City |
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Class by Population
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Land Area :6.849 |
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Water Bodies :0.332 |
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Elevation : |
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State : Pennsylvania |
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Population(2000) : 43123 |
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Males : 20799 |
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Females : 22324 |
Races in Wilkes-Barre |
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White :39801 |
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Black/African American :2193 |
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Hispanic :683 |
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Asian :342 |
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American Indian & Alaska Native :48 |
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Native Hawaian Pacific Islander :14 |
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Multi Race :497 |
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Ohter Race :228 |
Population by Age: |
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Under 5 years : 2113 |
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5 to 17 Years : 6461 |
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18 to 21 years : 3594 |
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22 to 29 years : 4419 |
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30 to 39 yeras : 5699 |
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40 to 49 years : 5724 |
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50 to 64 years : 6229 |
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64 and over : 8884 |
Population Median Age: |
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Average Median Age of Wilkes-Barre : 38.8 |
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Male Median Age : 35.9 |
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Female Median Age : 41.8 |
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Housing Information in Wilkes-Barre , PA |
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Total Housing Units: 20294 |
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Urban Housing Units : NA |
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Rural Housing Units : NA |
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Vacant Housing Units : 2333 |
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Owner Occupied Housing Units : 9617 |
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Renter Occupied Housing Units : 8344 |
Family & Family Size in Wilkes-Barre , PA |
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Number of families : 9877 |
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Average Family size : 2.96 |
Househols Information in Wilkes-Barre , PA |
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Number of Household : 17961 |
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Average Household Size : 2.2 |
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1-person household, male : 2894 |
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1-person household, female : 4112 |
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Family HH(married-couple family, w/ own childern under 18 yrs) : 2527 |
Family HH(married-couple family, no own childern under 18 yrs) :4036 |
Family HH, other family, male HH, no wife present, w/ own childern under 18 yrs :321 |
Family HH, other family, female HH, no husband present, w/ own childern under 18 yrs :1286 |
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