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People QuickFacts | Wilkes-Barre | Pennsylvania
Population, 2013 estimate | 41,108 | 12,773,801
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 41,498 | 12,702,379
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | -0.9% | 0.6%
Population, 2010 | 41,498 | 12,702,379
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.7% | 5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 20.3% | 22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 16.2% | 15.4%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.1% | 51.3%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 79.2% | 81.9%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 10.9% | 10.8%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.2%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.4% | 2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 2.9% | 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 11.3% | 5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 74.9% | 79.5%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 77.7% | 88.0%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 5.7% | 6.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 12.1% | 10.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 83.0% | 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 15.3% | 27.5%
Veterans, 2009-2013 | 3,375 | 943,417
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 19.1 | 25.9
Housing units, 2010 | 19,595 | 5,567,315
Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 48.3% | 69.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 36.4% | 20.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $80,700 | $164,700
Households, 2009-2013 | 16,077 | 4,958,427
Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.36 | 2.48
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $17,151 | $28,502
Median household income, 2009-2013 | $31,120 | $52,548
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 27.7% | 13.3%
Business QuickFacts | Wilkes-Barre | Pennsylvania
Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,593 | 981,501
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.1% | 4.6%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.2% | 27.0%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 315,123 | 234,840,418
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 230,238 | 142,859,202
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,878,669 | 166,842,778
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $45,711 | $13,323
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 91,081 | 19,625,449
Geography QuickFacts | Wilkes-Barre | Pennsylvania
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 6.98 | 44,742.70
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 5,945.3 | 283.9
FIPS Code | 85152 | 42
Counties | Luzerne County
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts