Cities / Pennsylvania / Wilkes-Barre

Wilkes-Barre, PA

44,123 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 10.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

EWR

97 mi — Newark Liberty International Airport

Population & People

Population

44,123

Median age

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Median household income

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Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

—

Bachelor's degree+

—

Avg. commute

—

Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

—

Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

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HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,225

HUD Fair Market Rent (Pennsylvania statewide average across 67 areas — not specific to Wilkes-Barre), 2026. Efficiency $900, 1BR $996, 2BR $1225, 3BR $1570, 4BR $1744. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Pennsylvania commercial electricity

12.44¢/kWh

Pennsylvania industrial electricity

9.36¢/kWh

Pennsylvania residential electricity

19.3¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1056446.3

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

818787.5

All-Transactions House Price Index for Pennsylvania

733.19

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Source: FRED, Pennsylvania-specific series.

Nearby Airports

EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport

97 mi away

PHL

Philadelphia International Airport

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Pennsylvania energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Pennsylvania economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).