Wilkes-Barre
A city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — population 40,597 as of 2020.
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Wilkes-Barre by the numbers
Population
40,597Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 6.85 sq mi (17.74 km²), 0.35 sq mi water
- Median age
- 34.7
- Households
- 16,644
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median household income
- $48,515
- Median house value
- $117,200
Municipal office
- Office
- CITY ADMINISTRATOR
- Address
- 40 E MARKET ST, WILKES BARRE, PA 18711