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Big Bass Lake, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Big Bass Lake is a Census CDP of 1,428 people across 4.13 square miles of land, lying across Lackawanna County and Wayne County. Median household income is $60,795, 91.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Big Bass Lake
What Big Bass Lake is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.13 sq mi
- Water area0.24 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land346 plus or minus 108
- County holding the largest share of its areaLackawanna County, 80.9 percent
- Counties this place lies inLackawanna County 80.9 percent, Wayne County 19.1 percent
Big Bass Lake crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Big Bass Lake
- Population1,428 plus or minus 447
- Median age47.0
- Population under 18295 plus or minus 118
- Share under 1820.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Population 65 and over310 plus or minus 68
- Share 65 and over21.7 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Households518 plus or minus 136
- Family households400 plus or minus 120
- Share of households that are families77.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Big Bass Lake
- Median household income$60,795 plus or minus $13,904
- Per capita income$32,165
- Civilian labor force692 plus or minus 261
- Employed674 plus or minus 260
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over1,060 plus or minus 313
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.7 percent plus or minus 35.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Big Bass Lake
- Housing units1,290
- Occupied units518 plus or minus 136
- Vacant units772
- Vacancy rate59.8 percent
- Owner occupied472 plus or minus 132
- Renter occupied46 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate91.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$204,300 plus or minus $53,919
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,256 plus or minus $646
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.8 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Single family units1,177
- Share single family91.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more23 plus or minus 28
- Share in buildings of two or more1.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Mobile homes90 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Big Bass Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute595 plus or minus 253
- Commuting under 15 minutes291 plus or minus 182
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.9 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more100 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.8 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Drove alone81.2 percent plus or minus 20.0
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lackawanna County, not Big Bass Lake
Lackawanna County context, not Big Bass Lake figures
- Establishments in Lackawanna County5,198
- Covered employment, Lackawanna County98,108
- Average annual pay, Lackawanna County$53,720
- Housing units permitted, Lackawanna County250
Every figure in this section is published for Lackawanna County as a whole and is not a measurement of Big Bass Lake.
All Lackawanna County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Big Bass Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Big Bass Lake, Pennsylvania?
1,428, in 518 households. Big Bass Lake CDP covers 4.13 square miles of land, which is 346 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Big Bass Lake in?
Big Bass Lake lies in more than one. By area it is 80.9 percent in Lackawanna County, 19.1 percent in Wayne County. This page sits under Lackawanna County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Big Bass Lake?
$60,795. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $204,300. Median gross rent is $1,256 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Big Bass Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lackawanna County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Big Bass Lake.
Is zoning published for Big Bass Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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