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Wilkes-Barre, PA is home to a population of 40.9k people, from which 94.3% are citizens. As of 2019, 32.3% of Wilkes-Barre, PA residents were born outside of the country (13.2k people).
In 2019, there were 5.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.7k people) in Wilkes-Barre, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.94k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.77k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
32.3% FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION
As of 2019, 32.3% of Wilkes-Barre, PA residents (13.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 34%. In 2018, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wilkes-Barre, PA was 9.39%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wilkes-Barre, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Data from the Census Bureau ACS 5-year Estimate.
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