As of the census of 2000, there were 76,415 people, 31,303 households, and 18,124 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,169.4/km sq (3,029.2/mi sq). There were 35,336 housing units at an average density of 540.8/km sq (1,400.8/mi sq). The racial makeup of the city was 93.54% White, 3.02% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.08% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.16% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race make up 2.62% of the population. There were 31,303 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were Marriagemarried couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. The city had 36.7% of its households with single occupancy and 18.1% whose individual was aged at least 65. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.01. The population's age is distributed with 20.8% under 18, 12.3% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% at least 65. The median age was 39. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females aged at least 18, there were 83.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,805, and the median income for a family was $41,642. Males had a median income of $30,829 versus $21,858 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,174. Found below the poverty line are 15.0% of the population, 10.7% of families, 18.9% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those at least age 65. Ancestries: Irish peopleIrish (30.3%), Italian peopleItalian (19.4%), GermansGerman (15.7%), Polish peoplePolish (14.8%), Welsh peopleWelsh (6.9%), English peopleEnglish (5.8%) (City-Data.com). Scranton has a notably large Irish American population. According to the census of 2000, over 30% of the total population reported Irish ancestry, which is the highest percentage of Irish ancestry for a city of this size. This causes Lackawanna County to be one of only two (with Delaware County, PennsylvaniaDelaware) counties in Pennsylvania where Irish is the most common ancestry. The local dialect of American English is "Northeast Pennsylvania English", at least for the older generations of Scranton residents. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scranton%2C_Pennsylvania