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Blakely - Lackawanna county

Population 7,027

Blakely, Pennsylvania

Blakely, Pennsylvania is 6 miles NE of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 90 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. It is in Lackawanna county. The town is part of the Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton metro area. The population of Blakely is 7,027.

The People and Families of Blakely

In Blakely, about 51% of adults are married.

Blakely has disproportionaly more women residents than most towns. Seniors are common in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Blakely had a median family income of $48,385. There aren't a lot of poor people in Blakely.

Crime and Safety

Crime is quite low in Blakely.

Blakely Housing

Of the housing in Blakely, approximately 73% is occupied by their owners. The average age of homes in the town is noticeably higher than in other similarly-sized communities.

Commuting

In Blakely, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Blakely Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	7,027	100%
Male	3,154	44.9%
Female	3,873	55.1%
Under 18	1,392	19.8%
18+	5,635	80.2%
65+	1,868	26.6%
Median Age	44.5
Average Family Size	2.95
White	6,909	98.3%
African-American	20	0.3%
Asian	32	0.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0%
Other	24	0.3%
Mixed Race	39	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	54	0.8%
Median Family Income (1999)	$48,385
Population In Poverty	342	5.2%

Blakely Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	28.6%
Polish	21.7%
Irish	11.7%
Slovak	7.9%
English	5.5%
German	4.7%
Welsh	4.1%
Ukrainian	3.4%
Russian	3.1%
US/American	3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	1.3%
Lithuanian	0.7%
Belgian	0.6%
Austrian	0.6%
Scottish	0.5%
Dutch	0.5%
Eastern European	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	0.3%
French (except Basque)	0.3%
Czech	0.3%
Portuguese	0.2%