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Wyoming Valley West School District, PA

41,725 Population
14.7 square miles 2,829 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.3 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Luzerne County: 42.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.8 ±0.1

Economics

$33,497 ±$1,745 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Luzerne County: $33,535 ±$535
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $41,234 ±$183
$54,886 ±$4,073 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Luzerne County: $60,836 ±$1,430
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $73,170 ±$347

16.4% ±2.5% (6,775  ±1,019) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 14.9% 46,812 (±0.8% / ±2,450)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,482,439 (±0.1% / ±18,052)

21 minutes ±0.8 (393,215  ±23,176) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Luzerne County: 23.8 3,299,595 (±0.6 / ±94,934)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.7 146,141,410 (±0.1 / ±650,543)

Families

18,406 ±515 Number of households
  • Luzerne County: 132,608 ±934
  • Pennsylvania: 5,193,727 ±8,465
2.2 ±0.1 (41,289  ±211) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Luzerne County: 2.4 314,205 (±0 / ±114)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,572,124

5.8% ±1.8% (539  ±171) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 5.3% † 3,662 (±0.6% / ±395)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,663 (±0.1% / ±3,328)

Housing

20,977 ±542 Number of housing units
  • Luzerne County: 150,885 ±315
  • Pennsylvania: 5,753,908 ±890

$132,400 ±$4,364 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Luzerne County: $152,400 ±$2,641
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $226,200 ±$546

13.5% ±2.1% (5,565  ±,882.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 11.9% 38,274 (±0.7% / ±2,257)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.4% 1,468,975 (±0.1% / ±15,527.1)

Social

93.5% ±3.2% (28,055  ±1,115.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 90.5% 209,277 (±1.3% / ±2,893.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.7% 8,366,889 (±0.2% / ±21,602.8)
25.5% ±1.8% (7,648  ±,568.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 24.5% 56,755 (±0.7% / ±1,607.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 33.8% 3,081,318 (±0.2% / ±13,474.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.5% ±0.9% (1,457  ±378) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Luzerne County: 8.3% 26,992
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.3% 941,805

7.5% ±1% (2,481  ±344) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Luzerne County: 7.4% 19,168 (±0.3% / ±834)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.6% 680,824 (±0.1% / ±5,453)
2,481 Total veterans ±344 2,291 Male ±322 190 Female ±79

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