Larksville - Luzerne county

Population 4,694

Larksville, Pennsylvania

Larksville, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne county, is 18 miles SW of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 98 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is considered part of the Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton metropolitan area. Larksville has a population of 4,694.

The People and Families of Larksville

In Larksville, about 57% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Larksville had a median family income of $41,211.

Larksville Housing

About 80% of housing units in Larksville are owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Larksville, 97% of commuters drive to work.

Larksville Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	4,694	100%
Male	2,279	48.6%
Female	2,415	51.4%
Under 18	1,100	23.4%
18+	3,594	76.6%
65+	727	15.5%
Median Age	40.5
Average Family Size	3.05
White	4,644	98.9%
African-American	13	0.3%
Asian	13	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0%
Other	6	0.1%
Mixed Race	16	0.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	33	0.7%
Median Family Income (1999)	$41,211
Population In Poverty	636	13.6%

Larksville Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
Polish	33%
Irish	11.9%
German	9.4%
Italian	8.8%
Slovak	8.1%
Welsh	5.2%
US/American	4.7%
English	3.8%
Lithuanian	2.5%
Russian	2.2%
Scottish	1.8%
Ukrainian	1.5%
Pennsylvania German	1.3%
Slavic	1.1%
Dutch	0.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	0.9%
Syrian	0.6%
Greek	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	0.6%
French (except Basque)	0.3%
Lebanese	0.3%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Australian	0.2%