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Luzerne County

Population in July 2007: 3,015. Population change since 2000: -6.0%
 

Males: 1,365  (45.3%)
Females: 1,650  (54.7%)
Median resident age:  43.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18644.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,563 (it was $33,576 in 2000)
Wyoming:  $41,563
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $127,579 (it was $95,200 in 2000)
Wyoming:  $127,579
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $146,483; Detached houses: $147,320; Townhouses or other attached units: $128,822; In 2-unit structures: $130,235; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $157,084; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $36,932

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Races in Wyoming:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Wyoming: 87.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (27.8%), Polish (25.4%), German (14.9%), Irish (14.4%), English (9.6%), Slovak (9.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/1885

Land area: 1.42 square miles.

Population density: 2126 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wyoming

  • High school or higher: 86.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wyoming borough

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 53.1%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 13.9%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

69 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.9% Latin America).

This city:  2.1%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Wyoming:  1.1% ($1,094)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (13.6 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (102.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: West Wyoming borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Exeter borough, PA (1.6 miles ), West Pittston borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Swoyersville borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Forty Fort borough, PA (3.1 miles ), Laflin borough, PA (3.3 miles ), Pittston, PA (3.4 miles ), Yatesville borough, PA (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 41.31 N, Longitude: 75.84 W

Area code: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: -67 (-2.0%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)


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Crime in Wyoming (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 robbery (31.0 per 100,000)
  • 6 assaults (186.2 per 100,000)
  • 13 burglaries (403.4 per 100,000)
  • 95 thefts (2947.6 per 100,000)
  • 5 auto thefts (155.1 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 205.1 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in Wyoming (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 robbery (32.7 per 100,000)
  • 4 assaults (130.9 per 100,000)
  • 7 burglaries (229.1 per 100,000)
  • 102 thefts (3337.7 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (32.7 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 188.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.66
US city average:  3.00

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Wyoming-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 23% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.2 miles away from the Wyoming 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 7.5 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wyoming:
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
  • PENN STATE GEISINGERY WYOMING VALLEY (about 4 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
  • WVHCS HOSPITAL INC (about 4 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wyoming:
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 9 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 54 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 62 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wyoming:
  • WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 3 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)
  • SKYHAVEN (about 16 miles; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; ID: 76N)
  • SEAMANS FIELD (about 20 miles; FACTORYVILLE, PA; ID: 9N3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wyoming:
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 15 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 47 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 51 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
Library in Wyoming:
  • WYOMING FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $66,310; Location: 358 WYOMING AVE; 15,285 books; 249 audio materials; 20 video materials; 15 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Wyoming and their reported violations in the past:

FRANCES SLOCUM STATE PARK (Population served: 2000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  57.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.9%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.3%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wyoming, PA


43 people in nursing homes
6 people in homes for the mentally ill


Wyoming compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage 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 Wyoming (2007 data):
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Midway Branch at Midway Shopping Center, 1016 Wyoming, branch established on 1934-09-01. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Midway Branch at Midway Shopping Center, branch established on 1968-12-11. 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 Luzerne Bank: Wyoming Office Branch at 324 Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 2002-05-24. Info updated 2007-01-17: Bank assets: $184.0 mil, Deposits: $158.9 mil, headquarters in Luzerne, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Luzerne National Bank Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Luzerne County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (77%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

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 Wyoming:
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYCK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PLAINS, PA; Owner: LB RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WBAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WGBI (910 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNAK (730 AM; 1 kW; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: SEVEN-THIRTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wyoming:
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WPGP (88.3 FM; TAFTON, PA; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wyoming:
  • 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.)
  • WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W54BO (Channel 54; KINGSTON, PA; Owner: KATHY POTERA)
  • WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
  • W26CD (Channel 26; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
Wyoming, Pennsylvania:
  • Fatal accident count: 14
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 19
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
  • Fatalities: 15
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 35
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4
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

See more detailed statistics of Wyoming fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

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