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Population (year 2000): 2,952. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,805 (-5.0% change)
Males: 1,388 (47.0%), Females: 1,564 (53.0%)
Zip code:
18709
Median resident age: 42.8 years
Median household income: $27,614 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,000 (year 2000)
Races in Luzerne:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Ancestries: Polish (27.8%), German (13.9%),
Irish (11.8%), Italian (10.2%), English (7.7%), Lithuanian
(7.2%).
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Luzerne
- High school or higher: 77.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Luzerne borough
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 46.8%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 10.5%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -276 (-8.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Luzerne:
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
- PENN STATE GEISINGERY WYOMING VALLEY (about 2 miles;
WILKES BARRE, PA)
- WVHCS HOSPITAL INC (about 2 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Luzerne:
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 13 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 54 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 64
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Luzerne:
- WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 3 miles;
WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)
- SKYHAVEN (about 17 miles; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; ID: 76N)
- HAZLETON MUNI (about 22 miles; HAZLETON, PA; ID:
HZL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Luzerne:
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 20 miles; SCRANTON,
PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
- MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; SCRANTON, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,203)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 43
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 53 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
Private primary/middle school in Luzerne:
- SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
157; Location: 469 MILLER ST; Grades: PK - 5)
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