Throop - Lackawanna county

Population 4,010

Throop, Pennsylvania

Throop, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna county, is 3 miles NE of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 89 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. Part of the surrounding Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton metro area, the town is not an isolated town. Throop is home to some 4,010 residents.

The People and Families of Throop

In Throop, about 52% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Throop had a median family income of $38,929.

Throop Housing

According to the 2000 census, 73% of the housing in Throop was owner-occupied. You may be likely to find historic buildings in the town as the average housing age is high. In Throop you can own a home without paying sky-high real estate taxes.

Commuting

In Throop, 97% of commuters drive to work.

Throop Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	4,010	100%
Male	1,914	47.7%
Female	2,096	52.3%
Under 18	843	21%
18+	3,167	79%
65+	787	19.6%
Median Age	41
Average Family Size	2.93
White	3,969	99%
African-American	19	0.5%
Asian	5	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	1	0%
Mixed Race	16	0.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	30	0.7%
Median Family Income (1999)	$38,929
Population In Poverty	421	10.5%

Throop Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	26.6%
Polish	25.5%
Irish	11.3%
Slovak	9.6%
English	5.7%
Russian	4.9%
German	4.4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	2.1%
Lithuanian	1.4%
US/American	1.3%
Welsh	1.3%
Hungarian	1.3%
Ukrainian	1%
French (except Basque)	0.9%
Dutch	0.6%
Czechoslovakian	0.4%
Lebanese	0.4%
Serbian	0.4%
French Canadian	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	0.3%
Yugoslavian	0.2%