Dallas - Luzerne county

Population 2,557

Dallas, Pennsylvania

Dallas, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne county, is 16 miles W of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 102 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. The town is located in the Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton metropolitan area. Dallas has a population of 2,557.

The People and Families of Dallas

In Dallas, about 60% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Dallas had a median family income of $57,344. People in Dallas generally have good earning power. The town has a large middle class. Dallas enjoys an educated population. This town has lots of successful singles.

Political Inclinations

Residents of Dallas gave more campaign money ($9,850) to George W. Bush than to the other people running for President in 2004. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Dallas Housing

Owners occupy 81% of the housing units in Dallas. The average age of the housing in the town is relatively low.

Commuting

In Dallas, 96% of commuters drive to work.

Dallas Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,557	100%
Male	1,211	47.4%
Female	1,346	52.6%
Under 18	557	21.8%
18+	2,000	78.2%
65+	456	17.8%
Median Age	41.5
Average Family Size	2.96
White	2,505	98%
African-American	12	0.5%
Asian	20	0.8%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.1%
Other	3	0.1%
Mixed Race	15	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	17	0.7%
Median Family Income (1999)	$57,344
Population In Poverty	146	5.8%

Dallas Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	21%
English	12.7%
Polish	11.7%
German	10.5%
Italian	8.2%
Welsh	5.2%
Slovak	4.3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	2.9%
US/American	2.8%
European	1.9%
Lebanese	1.9%
Scottish	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	1.6%
Lithuanian	1.5%
Dutch	1.4%
Ukrainian	1.3%
Austrian	1.3%
Russian	1.1%
Pennsylvania German	1.1%
Norwegian	0.9%
West Indian	0.6%
Swedish	0.6%
Czechoslovakian	0.5%
French Canadian	0.5%
Turkish	0.4%
British	0.4%
Romanian	0.3%
French (except Basque)	0.3%
Swiss	0.2%
Finnish	0.2%
Hungarian	0.2%
Eastern European	0.2%
Syrian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%