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Wyoming Valley West School District, PA

41,744 Population
14.7 square miles 2,830.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±1.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Luzerne County: 42.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6459%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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82%White6%†Black0%Native1%†Asian0%†Islander0%†Other3%†Two+8%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$34,582 ±$2,015 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Luzerne County: $34,857 ±$664
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$55,235 ±$3,464 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Luzerne County: $62,321 ±$1,298
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

17.3% ±2.2% (7,131  ±893) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 15.4% 48,562 (±0.8% / ±2,542)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty30%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty9%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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21.1 minutes ±1.4 (388,840  ±29,994) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Luzerne County: 23.6 3,226,395 (±0.5 / ±85,494)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

18,154 ±509 Number of households
  • Luzerne County: 133,434 ±862
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.3 ±0.1 (41,306  ±218) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Luzerne County: 2.4 315,008 (±0 / ±107)
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

Population by household type

Married couples49%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married42%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale40%Female35%
Now marriedMale46%Female39%
DivorcedMale10%†Female14%†
WidowedMale4%†Female12%†
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6.2% ±1.7% (580  ±162) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 5.2% † 3,628 (±0.6% / ±447)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-196%†20-2416%†25-296%†30-3510%†35-393%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

20,378 ±510 Number of housing units
  • Luzerne County: 151,012 ±168
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied89%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied59%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit73%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$138,900 ±$7,600 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Luzerne County: $163,800 ±$3,296
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

12% ±2% (4,936  ±816.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 11.7% 37,658 (±0.7% / ±2,099.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

92.1% ±3.3% (27,291  ±1,105.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Luzerne County: 90.7% 210,471 (±1.3% / ±3,066)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
25% ±1.9% (7,396  ±581.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Luzerne County: 25% 57,994 (±0.8% / ±1,833.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

Population by highest level of education

8%†No degree37%High school30%Some college15%†Bachelor's10%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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3.4% ±0.8% (1,429  ±351) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Luzerne County: 8.7% 28,347
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

7% ±1.1% (2,319  ±359) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Luzerne County: 7.1% 18,477 (±0.3% / ±895)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)

Veterans by wartime service

12†WWII153†Korea939†Vietnam404†Gulf (1990s)274†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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2,319 Total veterans ±359 2,134 Male ±348 185 Female ±77

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Wyoming Valley West School District, PA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/97000US4225950-wyoming-valley-west-school-district-pa/>