Living in Wyoming Valley West School District, Pennsylvania

Overview

A total of 18,504 households are located in Wyoming Valley West School District area. Among them, 4,800 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.84 people. The total number of children in the region is 10,804 and 8,274 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (667) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (1,938) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Wyoming Valley West School District, Pennsylvania
Household	18,504
Population	40,854
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,800 (26%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,804
Total Students	8,274
Pre-Kindergarten	674
Kindergarten	375
Grade 1-8	3,185
Grade 9-12	1,868
College/Graduate School	2,172
Veterans	33,412
Non-citizen	667
Non-English Home Language	1,938
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

34,281 residents are over the age of 16 and 21,457 people are in labor force. Among them, 21,433 people are in civilian labor force and 24 are in armed labor force. 20,241 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Wyoming Valley West School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,863	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	16,560	83.37%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,802	9.07%
Public transportation	232	1.17%
Walked	716	3.60%
Other method	113	0.57%
Worked from home	440	2.22%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,241	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,587	32.54%
Service	4,375	21.61%
Sales and office	4,757	23.50%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,185	5.85%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,337	16.49%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,241	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	68	0.34%
Construction	769	3.80%
Manufacturing	2,102	10.38%
Wholesale trade	673	3.32%
Retail trade	2,520	12.45%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,117	5.52%
Information	299	1.48%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,413	6.98%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,866	9.22%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,301	26.19%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,344	11.58%
Other services, except public administration	731	3.61%
Public administration	1,038	5.13%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,241	-
Private wage and salary workers	17,129	84.63%
Government workers	2,410	11.91%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	699	3.45%
Unpaid family workers	3	0.01%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $62,737 for the 18,504 households in Wyoming Valley West School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $32,200. 39,164 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.70%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,504	-
Less than $10,000	1,378	7.45%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,113	6.01%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,994	10.78%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,126	11.49%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,736	14.79%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,351	18.11%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,419	13.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,268	12.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	748	4.04%
More than $200,000	371	2.00%
Median Household Income	$49,236	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$62,737	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,768	-
Less than $10,000	535	4.97%
$10,000 - $14,999	439	4.08%
$15,000 - $24,999	831	7.72%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,025	9.52%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,389	12.90%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,034	18.89%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,695	15.74%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,845	17.13%
$150,000 - $199,999	690	6.41%
More than $200,000	285	2.65%

Median Family Income	$64,601	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$74,694	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,200	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$47,477	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$47,477	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	40,924	-
With health insurance coverage	39,164	95.70%
Public coverage	18,241	44.57%
Private health insurance	27,445	67.06%
Without health insurance coverage	1,760	4.30%

Housing

There are 21,582 housing units in Wyoming Valley West School District area, Pennsylvania with 18,504 units (85.74%) occupied. 10,846 houses (58.61%) are occupied by owner and 7,658 houses (41.39%) are rented. The average housing value is $113,100 and the average rental cost is $774. 49 houses (0.23%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 11,213 houses (51.96%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,582	-
Occupied	18,504	85.74%
Owner Occupied	10,846	58.61%
Renter Occupied	7,658	41.39%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	12,522	58.02%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,931	13.58%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,952	27.58%
Mobile Homes	159	0.74%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	18	0.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,582	-
Built 2014 or later	49	0.23%
Built 2010 - 2013	109	0.51%
Built 2000 - 2009	309	1.43%
Built 1990 - 1999	781	3.62%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,414	6.55%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,505	16.24%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,404	6.51%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,798	12.96%
Built 1949 or earlier	11,213	51.96%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,582	-
1 room	519	2.40%
2 rooms	357	1.65%
3 rooms	1,443	6.69%
4 rooms	2,703	12.52%
5 rooms	3,819	17.70%
6 rooms	5,935	27.50%
7 rooms	2,708	12.55%
8 rooms	2,115	9.80%
9 rooms or more	1,983	9.19%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,582	-
no bedroom	597	2.77%
1 bedroom	2,365	10.96%
2 bedrooms	5,153	23.88%
3 bedrooms	10,069	46.65%
4 bedrooms	2,615	12.12%
5 bedrooms or more	783	3.63%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	10,846	-
Less than $50,000	849	7.83%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,670	33.84%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,128	28.84%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,752	16.15%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,080	9.96%
$300,000 - $499,999	314	2.90%
$500,000 - $999,999	38	0.35%
$1,000,000 or more	15	0.14%
Median House Value	$113,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,130	-
Less than $500	1,337	18.75%
$500 - $999	4,311	60.46%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,232	17.28%
$1,500 - $1,999	206	2.89%
$2,000 - $2,499	44	0.62%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$774	-

Demographic

A total of 41,281 people lives in Wyoming Valley West School District area, Pennsylvania with 20,286 male and 20,995 female. The males to female ratio is 49.14 to 50.86. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	41,281	-
Male	20,286	49.14%
Female	20,995	50.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	41,281	-
Under 5 years	2,306	5.59%
5 - 9 years	2,074	5.02%
10 - 14 years	2,092	5.07%
15 - 19 years	2,041	4.94%
20 - 24 years	2,329	5.64%
25 - 34 years	5,888	14.26%
35 - 44 years	4,510	10.93%
45 - 54 years	5,266	12.76%
55 - 59 years	3,014	7.30%
60 - 64 years	3,200	7.75%
65 - 74 years	4,908	11.89%
75 - 84 years	2,388	5.78%
85 years and older	1,265	3.06%
Median Age	43.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	41,281	-
One Race	40,498	98.10%
White	37,813	91.60%
Black or African American	1,963	4.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native	41	0.10%
Asian	350	0.85%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	331	0.80%

Two or more races	783	1.90%
White and Black or African American	606	1.47%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	20	0.05%
White and Asian	57	0.14%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Wyoming Valley West School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic