Census tract · Luzerne County

Census Tract 2150, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Census Tract 2150, GEOID 42079215000, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, mostly within Sugar Notch (72% of its census blocks). 1,465 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±247); the 2020 Census counted 1,528.

Residents, 2020-2024

1,465

±247 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,528

Median household income

$51,974

±$11,825 (90% margin)
Luzerne County: $63,691

Median home value

$123,800

±$37,747 (90% margin)
Luzerne County: $174,100

Median gross rent

$935

±$146 (90% margin)
Luzerne County: $1,004

Where is Census Tract 2150?

Census Tract 2150 is one of 101 census tracts in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It covers 1.65 square miles of land, 924 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 42079215000, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 2150 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Sugar Notch72%
Warrior Run28%
Census Tract 2150 (marked with a dot) in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
214621492180 2150 2 mi
Census Tract 2150 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

3 census tracts border Census Tract 2150: Tract 2146 ($64,928), Tract 2149 ($63,295) and Tract 2180 ($46,054). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 2150?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 2150's population at 1,465 (±247) in 584 households; the 2020 Census counted 1,528 residents and 741 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 2150Sugar NotchLuzerne CountyPennsylvania
Total population 1,465 ±247 999 327,675 13,018,639
Households 584 ±67 408 135,055 5,274,853
Average household size 2.50 ±0.26 2.44 2.35 2.39
Housing units 738 ±74 542 151,287 5,806,452

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 2150?

The median resident of Census Tract 2150 is 37.7 years old; 22.0% are under 18 and 13.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 92.5%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 4.4%. 2.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 2150Sugar NotchLuzerne CountyPennsylvania
Median age 37.7 ±4.1 37.4 42.0 40.9
Under 18 years 22.0% ±4.3 pts 24.1% 20.3% 20.4%
65 years and over 13.8% ±2.4 pts 15.5% 20.1% 19.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4% ±2.9 pts 5.1% 17.3% 8.7%
White alone, not Hispanic 92.5% ±4.0 pts 90.6% 74.2% 73.0%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.7% ±1.0 pts 1.0% 4.1% 10.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.4% ±0.5 pts 0.4% 1.2% 3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.1% ±0.1 pts 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±2.2 pts 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 2.0% ±2.7 pts 2.8% 2.9% 3.6%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±2.2 pts 0.0% 0.3% 0.5%
Born outside the United States 2.0% ±1.1 pts 2.0% 9.6% 7.7%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 3.1% ±1.7 pts 2.7% 15.9% 12.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 4.6% ±1.8 pts 4.2% 6.5% 6.1%
With a disability 18.7% ±3.8 pts 19.4% 16.1% 14.4%
No health insurance coverage 5.0% ±2.4 pts 4.9% 6.6% 5.6%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 89.0% ±9.1 pts 85.0% 90.2% 92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 17.4% ±4.4 pts 17.9% 25.3% 35.2%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 4.8% ±1.9 pts 5.1% 9.9% 14.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 90.8% ±4.8 pts 95.4% 89.3% 89.3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 2150 earn?

Half of the 584 households in Census Tract 2150 earn less than $51,974 a year (±$11,825), against $63,691 across Luzerne County: 77th highest of the county's 100 tracts with a reliable estimate. 25.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 2150Sugar NotchLuzerne CountyPennsylvania
Median household income $51,974 ±$11,825 $52,500 $63,691 $77,971
Mean household income $71,334 ±$7,993 $75,340 $86,447 $107,538
Per capita income $28,843 ±$4,078 $30,708 $36,493 $44,355
People below the poverty line 25.8% ±11.3 pts 27.3% 15.3% 11.7%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 41.0% ±21.7 pts 47.7% 24.7% 15.6%
Households receiving SNAP 29.5% ±7.9 pts 29.7% 19.6% 14.4%
Households with a computer 92.3% ±4.2 pts 90.4% 92.0% 93.8%
Households with a broadband subscription 90.4% ±4.5 pts 88.7% 87.8% 89.7%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 2150?

Owners occupy 63.2% of Census Tract 2150's occupied homes and renters 36.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,800 by its owner (±$37,747). The median renter pays $935 a month including utilities, and 44.8% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 2150Sugar NotchLuzerne CountyPennsylvania
Median home value (owner-occupied) $123,800 ±$37,747 $154,700 $174,100 $254,500
Median gross rent $935 ±$146 $882 $1,004 $1,209
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 44.8% ±19.0 pts 40.9% 38.3% 39.5%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,428 ±$80 $1,550 $1,475 $1,762
Owner-occupied homes 63.2% ±9.2 pts 57.8% 67.8% 69.3%
Renter-occupied homes 36.8% ±9.2 pts 42.2% 32.2% 30.7%
Housing units 738 ±74 542 151,287 5,806,452
Single-family detached homes 56.2% ±6.6 pts 49.6% 64.1% 56.6%
Mobile homes 0.3% ±0.5 pts 0.4% 3.2% 3.5%
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±4.3 pts 0.0% 0.6% 1.0%
Built 2010 to 2019 1.5% ±1.1 pts 1.5% 3.0% 5.1%
Built 1939 or earlier 56.4% ±6.5 pts 58.5% 30.3% 25.0%
Households with no vehicle 8.6% ±4.1 pts 9.8% 9.5% 10.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 2150 get to work?

79.7% of Census Tract 2150's workers drive alone and 9.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 22.3 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 7.8%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 2150Sugar NotchLuzerne CountyPennsylvania
In the labor force (age 16+) 59.9% ±8.3 pts 59.4% 60.4% 62.7%
Unemployment rate 7.8% ±4.0 pts 6.6% 5.8% 5.3%
Drove alone to work 79.7% ±5.7 pts 76.7% 74.6% 68.2%
Carpooled 7.5% ±3.7 pts 6.2% 10.0% 7.5%
Public transportation 0.0% ±5.1 pts 0.0% 0.7% 3.6%
Walked 1.8% ±1.4 pts 2.6% 2.4% 3.3%
Worked from home 9.4% ±3.5 pts 12.2% 10.9% 15.6%
Mean travel time to work 22.3 min ±2.3 23.5 min 23.5 min 26.3 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 2150 compare with the other tracts in Luzerne County?

Among Luzerne County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 2150 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 2150's rank among the tracts of Luzerne County
MeasureIn Luzerne County
Population99th of 101
Residents per square mile63rd of 101
Median household income77th of 100
Per capita income75th of 101
Median home value71st of 99
Median gross rent69th of 98
Poverty rate17th of 81
Bachelor's degree or higher71st of 99
Median age68th of 101
Owner-occupied share57th of 100

The tracts next to it on Luzerne County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 201674th$54,375±$13,343 · within the margin of this tract2,876
Tract 2170.0175th$53,511±$6,698 · within the margin of this tract2,669
Tract 217676th$52,779±$32,429 · within the margin of this tract4,093
Tract 215077th$51,974±$11,8251,465
Tract 201478th$50,625±$9,145 · within the margin of this tract2,684
Tract 217179th$50,273±$11,782 · within the margin of this tract4,370
Tract 214180th$46,169±$10,251 · within the margin of this tract3,450

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 2150?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 2150 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections