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Lackawanna, NY
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Lackawanna profile


Living in Lackawanna



Lackawanna is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 19,716 people and six associated neighborhoods, Lackawanna is the 89th largest community in New York.

Despite the fact that it is a small city, Lackawanna has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.

In terms of college education, Lackawanna is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.80% of adults 25 and older in Lackawanna have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lackawanna in 2018 was $26,033, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,132 for a family of four. However, Lackawanna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lackawanna is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lackawanna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lackawanna residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lackawanna include Polish, German, Italian, Irish, and Other Arab.

The most common language spoken in Lackawanna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.