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Below is information on the population, racial profile, house hold count, and sex/age profiles for the city of Wilkes-barre. These results are gathered once every 10 years and may not be 100% accurate or up to date.
The population for Wilkes-barre, Pennsylvania is approximatly 43123.
Racial profile for Wilkes-barre:
| White : | 39801 |
| Black : | 2193 |
| Native American : | 48 |
| Asian : | 342 |
| Pacific Islander : | 14 |
| Other : | 228 |
| * results may not accumulate to total population due to mixed race individuals | |
Population by age for males in Wilkes-barre, Pennsylvania :
| 18 - 19 : | 911 |
| 20 : | 506 |
| 21 : | 471 |
| 22 - 24 : | 982 |
| 25 - 29 : | 1413 |
| 30 - 34 : | 1466 |
| 35 - 39 : | 1529 |
| 40 - 44 : | 1548 |
| 45 - 49 : | 1432 |
| 50 - 54 : | 1226 |
| 55 - 59 : | 977 |
| 60 - 61 : | 323 |
| 62 - 64 : | 476 |
| 65 - 66 : | 354 |
| 67 - 69 : | 476 |
| 70 - 74 : | 839 |
| 75 - 79 : | 739 |
| 80 - 84 : | 463 |
| 85+ : | 299 |
Population by age for females in Wilkes-barre, Pennsylvania :
| 18 - 19 : | 845 |
| 20 : | 444 |
| 21 : | 417 |
| 22 - 24 : | 860 |
| 25 - 29 : | 1164 |
| 30 - 34 : | 1281 |
| 35 - 39 : | 1423 |
| 40 - 44 : | 1442 |
| 45 - 49 : | 1302 |
| 50 - 54 : | 1242 |
| 55 - 59 : | 966 |
| 60 - 61 : | 406 |
| 62 - 64 : | 613 |
| 65 - 66 : | 400 |
| 67 - 69 : | 724 |
| 70 - 74 : | 1283 |
| 75 - 79 : | 1210 |
| 80 - 84 : | 1045 |
| 85+ : | 1052 |
The total amount of households in Wilkes-barre, Pennsylvania is 17961. With 39449 people of the population in these households. The average household size is 2.20.
29190 people in Wilkes-barre, Pennsylvania are part of a family. The average family size in Wilkes-barre is 2.96 people.
There are 4777 married families in Wilkes-barre, Pennsylvania.
Number of married families by number of members in the family :
| 0 - 2 : | 600 | 3 - 4 : | 430 | 5 : | 262 | 6 - 11 : | 1693 | 12 - 17 : | 1792 |