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Luzerne County

Population in July 2007: 4,900. Population change since 2000: -3.7%
 

Males: 2,214  (45.2%)
Females: 2,686  (54.8%)
Median resident age:  42.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,887 (it was $33,030 in 2000)
West Pittston:  $40,887
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $112,704 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
West Pittston:  $112,704
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $145,444; Detached houses: $150,055; Townhouses or other attached units: $90,866; In 2-unit structures: $124,641; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $168,374; Mobile homes: $65,000

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Races in West Pittston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)

2008 cost of living index in West Pittston: 85.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (29.9%), Irish (23.3%), German (15.9%), Polish (15.7%), English (7.3%), Welsh (6.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1857

Elevation: 562 feet

Land area: 0.82 square miles.

Population density: 5989 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in West Pittston

  • High school or higher: 80.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Pittston borough

  • Never married: 26.3%
  • Now married: 49.2%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

32 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

West Pittston:  1.3% ($1,122)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (10.7 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (102.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pittston, PA (0.8 miles ), Exeter borough, PA (1.4 miles ), Hughestown borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Yatesville borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Laflin borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Wyoming borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Duryea borough, PA (3.1 miles ), Dupont borough, PA (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 41.33 N, Longitude: 75.80 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: -723 (-12.5%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (27%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Crime in West Pittston by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 01001
    per 100,000 0.019.60.00.020.5
Assaults 130650
    per 100,000 256.20.0121.3102.30.0
Burglaries 1824221915
    per 100,000 354.7471.1444.8388.9307.8
Thefts 8785717656
    per 100,000 1714.31668.61435.51555.51149.0
Auto thefts 53353
    per 100,000 98.558.960.7102.361.6
Arson 30100
    per 100,000 59.10.020.20.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 152.5110.3117.7118.178.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.61
US city average:  3.00

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West Pittston-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 25% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.6 miles away from the West Pittston city center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 7/4/1960, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near West Pittston:
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
  • PENN STATE GEISINGERY WYOMING VALLEY (about 7 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
  • WVHCS HOSPITAL INC (about 7 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Pittston:
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 6 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 54 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 61 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Pittston:
  • WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 5 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)
  • SKYHAVEN (about 16 miles; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; ID: 76N)
  • SEAMANS FIELD (about 18 miles; FACTORYVILLE, PA; ID: 9N3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Pittston:
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 12 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 49 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 49 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
Public elementary/middle school in West Pittston:
Library in West Pittston:
  • WEST PITTSTON LIBRARY (Operating income: $72,040; Location: 200 EXETER AVE; 18,797 books; 12 audio materials; 169 video materials; 64 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  10.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  3.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Pittston, PA


2 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
2 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill


West Pittston compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in West Pittston (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: West Side Branch at 28 Luzerne Avenue, branch established on 1909-03-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • PNC Bank, National Association: West Pittston Branch at 510 Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 1988-03-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank: 801 Wyoming Avenue Branch at 801 Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 1999-02-09. Info updated 2006-12-12: Bank assets: $561.9 mil, Deposits: $410.4 mil, headquarters in Dunmore, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity D&D Bancorp, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Luzerne County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (47%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 3$9,394$37,5766$10,176
Police - Other 1$1,714$20,56812$5,327
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$622
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$356
Health 0$0 2$49
Other Government Administration 1$1,760$21,12011$4,705
Financial Administration 0$0 1$399
Streets and Highways 6$13,961$27,9220$0
Totals for Government 11$26,829$29,26835$21,633



West Pittston government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $23,000
    Parking Facilities: $7,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $480,000
    Police Protection: $268,000
    Regular Highways: $262,000
    Central Staff Services: $80,000
    Fire Protection: $55,000
    General Public Buildings: $38,000
    Housing & Community Development: $35,000
    Sewerage: $25,000
    Parks & Recreation: $22,000
    Solid Waste Management: $21,000
    Financial Administration: $20,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $19,000
    Health Services - Other: $3,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
    Libraries: $1,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $1,478,000
    Benefit Payments: $84,000
    Interest Revenue: $7,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $35,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $223,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $300,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $195,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $328,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $80,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $639,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $150,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $92,000
    All Other: $64,000
    Housing & Community Development: $5,000
    General Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $428,000
    Property: $280,000
    NEC: $106,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $545,000

3.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.58%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)
Luzerne County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lackawanna County, PA  0.40% ($33,529 average AGI)
from Columbia County, PA  0.17% ($30,034)
from Schuylkill County, PA  0.14% ($31,690)


3.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.63%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)
Luzerne County:  0.02%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lackawanna County, PA  0.35% ($39,731 average AGI)
to Columbia County, PA  0.20% ($30,057)
to Schuylkill County, PA  0.19% ($31,150)


Strongest AM radio stations in West Pittston:
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
  • WYCK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PLAINS, PA; Owner: LB RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WGBI (910 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WBAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WICK (1400 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANCOM, INC.)
  • WNAK (730 AM; 1 kW; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: SEVEN-THIRTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Pittston:
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDMT (102.3 FM; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WPGP (88.3 FM; TAFTON, PA; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Pittston:
  • WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
  • WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
  • W54BO (Channel 54; KINGSTON, PA; Owner: KATHY POTERA)
  • W26CD (Channel 26; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
West Pittston, Pennsylvania:
  • Fatal accident count: 5
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
  • Fatalities: 5
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pennsylvania average:
  • Fatal accident count: 83
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
  • Fatalities: 89
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 209
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 15

West Pittston fatal accident list:
Jan 14, 2002 01:27 AM, Us-11, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 23, 1992 12:00 AM, 92, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 24, 1992 12:04 AM, 92, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 24, 1983 12:99 AM, 00368, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 27, 1975 05:05 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

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