Median Age in Luzerne County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
42.0 years
Rank #1,503/3,222 · #44 in PA
53th
Luzerne 42.0 years
PA 40.9 years +2.7%
US 38.9 years +8.0%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Luzerne County's median age of 42.0 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Luzerne County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,500 | Greer County, OK | 42.0 years |
| #1,501 | Major County, OK | 42.0 years |
| #1,502 | Roger Mills County, OK | 42.0 years |
| #1,503 | Luzerne County, PA | 42.0 years |
| #1,504 | Northampton County, PA | 42.0 years |
| #1,505 | Aiken County, SC | 42.0 years |
| #1,506 | Chesterfield County, SC | 42.0 years |
About Median Age
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania has a median age of 42.0 years, ranking #1,503 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.0% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #44 of 67. This places it in the 53th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.