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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.2%), Retail trade (14.9%), Manufacturing (10.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.2%).
Detached houses: $209,164Here:$209,164State:$223,477 Townhouses or other attached units: $352,604Here:$352,604State:$164,518 In 2-unit structures: $420,138Here:$420,138State:$166,566 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $216,755Here:$216,755State:$223,507 Mobile homes: $95,796Here:$95,796State:$35,442 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,474Here:$15,474State:$97,532
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.4% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.7%
McCain (Republican): 56.1% Obama (Democratic): 43.7%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,844 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,841 (1.1%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wayne County is $480 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $603 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.
Cities in this county include: Darby Township, Honesdale, Waymart, Hawley, Bethany, Prompton, Starrucca.
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Notable locations in Wayne County: Cricket Hill Golf Course (A), Elk Forest Resort Golf Course (B), Mount Tone Ski Area (C), Purdytown (D), B'nai B'rith Camp (E), Balls Eddy (F), Five Mile Point (G), Shuman Point (H), Mangan Cove (I), Farrell Corners (J), Finnegan Corners (K), Berlin Center (L), Gardinier Corners (M), White Mills Station (N), Pleasant Mount Fish Hatchery (O), Buckingham Access Point (P), Red Schoolhouse Corner (Q), Camp Blue Ridge (R), Camp Chicopee (S), Camp Equinunk (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Wayne County include: Union Church (A), Saint Marys Church (B), Maple Grove Church (C), Rileyville Church (D), Free Church (E), Mission Chapel (F), Russian Monastery (G), Saint Bernards Church (H), Saint Cecilia Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Vine Hill Cemetery (1), Bolkcom Cemetery (2), Zion Cemetery (3), South Canaan Cemetery (4), Hillcrest Cemetery (5), Hillside Cemetery (6), Glass Factory Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little Beach Pond (A), Big Spring Pond (B), Mud Pond (C), Fork Mountain Pond (D), Lake Quinn (E), Gredlein Pond (F), Mud Pond (G), Little Mud Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Lake Run (A), West Fork Lehigh River (B), Red Shale Brook (C), Purdy Creek (D), West Branch Dyberry Creek (E), Webster Creek (F), Jones Creek (G), Moss Hollow Creek (H), Johnson Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Wayne County include: Tobyhanna State Park (1), State Game Lands Number 299 (2), State Game Lands Number 300 (3), Varden Conservation Area (4), Prompton State Park (5), State Game Lands Number 159 (6), State Game Lands Number 70 (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Wayne County: Cricket Hill Golf Course (A), Elk Forest Resort Golf Course (B), Mount Tone Ski Area (C), Purdytown (D), B'nai B'rith Camp (E), Balls Eddy (F), Five Mile Point (G), Shuman Point (H), Mangan Cove (I), Farrell Corners (J), Finnegan Corners (K), Berlin Center (L), Gardinier Corners (M), White Mills Station (N), Pleasant Mount Fish Hatchery (O), Buckingham Access Point (P), Red Schoolhouse Corner (Q), Camp Blue Ridge (R), Camp Chicopee (S), Camp Equinunk (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Wayne County include: Union Church (A), Saint Marys Church (B), Maple Grove Church (C), Rileyville Church (D), Free Church (E), Mission Chapel (F), Russian Monastery (G), Saint Bernards Church (H), Saint Cecilia Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Vine Hill Cemetery (1), Bolkcom Cemetery (2), Zion Cemetery (3), South Canaan Cemetery (4), Hillcrest Cemetery (5), Hillside Cemetery (6), Glass Factory Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little Beach Pond (A), Big Spring Pond (B), Mud Pond (C), Fork Mountain Pond (D), Lake Quinn (E), Gredlein Pond (F), Mud Pond (G), Little Mud Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Lake Run (A), West Fork Lehigh River (B), Red Shale Brook (C), Purdy Creek (D), West Branch Dyberry Creek (E), Webster Creek (F), Jones Creek (G), Moss Hollow Creek (H), Johnson Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Wayne County include: Tobyhanna State Park (1), State Game Lands Number 299 (2), State Game Lands Number 300 (3), Varden Conservation Area (4), Prompton State Park (5), State Game Lands Number 159 (6), State Game Lands Number 70 (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Broome County, New York , Delaware County, New York , Lackawanna County , Monroe County , Pike County , Sullivan County, New York , Susquehanna County .
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Current college students: 1,318 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.7% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,447 (72% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.6%
Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 5,572 (379 second mortgage, 739 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,436
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10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania. 10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
6.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,938 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 3.72% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($18,843 average AGI) 3.00% relocated to other states ($17,095 average AGI)Wayne County:3.00%Pennsylvania average:2.30%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 2.8
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,711 (10,032 aged, 1,679 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 165.8. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
10,498 spouses, 13,735 children (12,664 natural, 352 adopted, 719 stepchildren), 631 grandchildren, 253 brothers or sisters, 373 parents, 436 other relatives, 740 non-relatives
Size of family households: 6,070 2-persons, 2,815 3-persons, 2,420 4-persons, 1,104 5-persons, 412 6-persons, 146 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,608 1-person, 644 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 2 5-persons.
94.5% of residents of Wayne County speak English at home. 1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). 0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Population growth in Wayne County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.43 millions of gallons per day (63% from ground, 37% from surface)
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67% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Pennsylvania.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $101,500
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