Scranton, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 76,415. Estimated population in July 2024: 73,120 (-4.3% change)
Males: 35,543 (46.5%), Females: 40,872 (53.5%)
Lackawanna County
Zip codes: 18503, 18504, 18505, 18508, 18509, 18510, 18512.
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $28,805
Median house value: $78,200
Population by Race
Races in Scranton:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
- Black (3.0%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Other race (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: Irish (30.3%), Italian (19.4%), German (15.7%), Polish (14.8%), Welsh (6.9%), English (5.8%).
Elevation: 754 feet
Land area: 25.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Scranton
- High school or higher: 78.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Scranton city
- Never married: 31.8%
- Now married: 45.1%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 11.8%
- Divorced: 8.9%
3.1% Foreign born (1.3% Europe, 1.0% Asia, 0.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -5,470 (-6.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Scranton:
- ALLIED SERVICES INST OF REHAB MEDICINE (475 MORGAN HIGHWAY P O BOX 1103)
- COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (1822 MULBERRY ST)
- MERCY HOSPITAL (746 JEFFERSON AVE)
- MOSES TAYLOR HOSPITAL (700 QUINCY AVE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Scranton:
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 7 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 55 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
- GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 59 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Scranton:
- SEAMANS FIELD (about 14 miles; FACTORYVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 9N3)
- WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 16 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Abbreviation: WBW)
- SPRING HILL (about 20 miles; STERLING, PA; Abbreviation: 70N)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Scranton:
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (Full-time enrollment: 4,093; Location: LINDEN AND MONROE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.scranton.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
- MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 2,203; Location: 2300 ADAMS AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.marywood.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
- LACKAWANNA JUNIOR COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 641; Location: 501 VINE ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.ljc.edu)
- ALLIED MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL CAREERS (Full-time enrollment: 193; Location: 517 ASH STREET; Private, for-profit)
- JOHNSON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 164; Location: 3427 N MAIN AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.jti.org)
- HARRISON CAREER INSTITUTE-SCRANTON (Full-time enrollment: 104; Location: 1636 NAY AUG AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.HARRISONCAREERINST.COM)
- EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 82; Location: 219 LACKAWANNA AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.empirebeauty.com)
- CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY (Full-time enrollment: 56; Location: 3201 ROCKWELL AVE; Public; Website: CTC.Tec.PA.US)
- YESHIVATH BETH MOSHE (Full-time enrollment: 44; Location: 930 HICKORY ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
- COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF RADIOGRAPHY (Location: 1822 MULBERRY ST; Private, not-for-profit)
- SAVONAROLA THEO SEM OF THE POLISH NATL CATHOLIC CH (Location: 1031 CEDAR AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
- SCRANTON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM (Location: 700 QUINCY AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Scranton:
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 43 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,985)
- SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 51 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 11,498)
- BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,081)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 57 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
Schools
Public high schools in Scranton:
- SCRANTON HS (Students: 1,847; Grades: 09 – 12)
- WEST SCRANTON HS (Students: 906; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Scranton:
- SCRANTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 694; Location: 1000 WYOMING AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12)
- BISHOP HANNON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 423; Location: 330 WYOMING AVE; Grades: 9 – 12)
- BISHOP OHARA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 400; Location: 501 E DRINKER STREET; Grades: 9 – 12)
- MILTON EISNER YESHIVA HIGH SCH (Students: 65; Location: 930 HICKORY STREET BOX 1141; Grades: 9 – 12; Boys only)
- REVIVAL BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 12; Location: 2020 NORTH MAIN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Scranton:
- NORTHEAST INTRMD SCH (Students: 895; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WEST SCRANTON INTRMD SCH (Students: 762; Grades: 06 – 08)
- NEIL ARMSTRONG #40 (Students: 535; Grades: KG – 05)
- SOUTH SCRANTON INTRMD SCH (Students: 496; Grades: 06 – 08)
- FRANCES WILLARD #32 (Students: 478; Grades: KG – 05)
- MCNICHOLS PLAZA (Students: 370; Grades: KG – 05)
- ROBERT MORRIS #27 (Students: 369; Grades: KG – 05)
- JOHN MARSHALL #41 (Students: 350; Grades: KG – 05)
- JOHN F. KENNEDY #7 (Students: 266; Grades: KG – 05)
- JOHN G WHITTIER #2 (Students: 262; Grades: KG – 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Scranton:
- NATIVITY OF OUR LORD SCHOOL (Students: 431; Location: 638 HEMLOCK ST; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST PATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 356; Location: 115 S LINCOLN AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
- HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location: 312 WILLIAM STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST CLARE SCHOOL (Students: 265; Location: 2215 N WASHINGTON AVE; Grades: PK – 3)
- ST MARY ASSUMPTION SCHOOL (Students: 259; Location: 430 RIVER STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST PAUL SCHOOL (Students: 232; Location: 1527 PENN AVENUE; Grades: 4 – 8)
- ST ANNS MONASTERY SCHOOL (Students: 203; Location: 1228 ST ANNS STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- SCRANTON HEBREW DAY SCHOOL (Students: 150; Location: 540 MONROE AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON CAMPUS (Students: 139; Location: 134 SCHOOL ST.; Grades: PK – 8)
- MARYWOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTE (Students: 53; Location: MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY 2300 ADAMS; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Scranton:
- SCRANTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,520,288; Location: 500 VINE STREET; 203,747 books; 14,163 audio materials; 13,848 video materials; 476 serial subscriptions)