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Wyoming Valley West School District, PA

41,576 Population
14.7 square miles 2,818.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Luzerne County: 42.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.8 ±0.1

Economics

$31,474 ±$1,726 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Luzerne County: $31,166 ±$561
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $37,725 ±$165
$51,510 ±$3,971 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Luzerne County: $56,534 ±$1,344
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $67,587 ±$271

15.7% ±2% (6,477  ±842) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 14.2% 44,368 (±0.7% / ±2,230)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,482,811 (±0.1% / ±18,030)

21 minutes ±1.2 (403,230  ±27,126) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Luzerne County: 23.5 3,289,405 (±0.6 / ±88,819)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.9 149,931,280 (±0.1 / ±616,528)

Families

18,399 ±523 Number of households
  • Luzerne County: 131,556 ±949
  • Pennsylvania: 5,147,783 ±8,001
2.2 ±0.1 (41,163  ±246) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Luzerne County: 2.4 313,182 (±0 / ±842)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,556,941

5.6% ±1.8% (516  ±173) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 4.6% † 3,214 (±0.5% / ±352)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 5% 145,623 (±0.1% / ±3,238)

Housing

21,033 ±588 Number of housing units
  • Luzerne County: 150,547 ±296
  • Pennsylvania: 5,728,788 ±563

$113,700 ±$4,691 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Luzerne County: $133,600 ±$2,868
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $197,300 ±$613

13.5% ±2.2% (5,543  ±885.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 12% 38,632 (±0.7% / ±2,258.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,511,621 (±0.1% / ±15,073.9)

Social

94% ±3.2% (28,324  ±1,113.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 90.2% 209,026 (±1.3% / ±2,998.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.4% 8,324,121 (±0.2% / ±20,896.7)
24.9% ±1.8% (7,498  ±557.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Luzerne County: 24% 55,652 (±0.7% / ±1,699.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 33.1% 3,017,250 (±0.1% / ±12,338.7)

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

3.4% ±0.8% (1,421  ±350) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Luzerne County: 7.8% 25,448 (±0.4% / ±1,294)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.1% 924,624 (±0.1% / ±8,550)

7.7% ±1.2% (2,561  ±404) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Luzerne County: 7.8% 20,210 (±0.4% / ±993)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.9% 703,580 (±0.1% / ±4,808)
2,561 Total veterans ±404 2,397 Male ±386 164 Female ±76

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