Wayne County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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• • 46,07390.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,4504.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,5012.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7691.5%Two or more races
  • 2920.6%Asian alone
  • 820.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 120.02%Some other race alone
  • 80.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $256,033

Here:	$256,033
State:	$255,931

Townhouses or other attached units: $260,634

Here:	$260,634
State:	$201,403

In 2-unit structures: $168,948

Here:	$168,948
State:	$189,304

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,826

Here:	$102,826
State:	$200,358

Mobile homes: $94,552

Here:	$94,552
State:	$62,605

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,788 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,369 (1.2%)

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: Honesdale, The Hideout, Waymart, Hawley, Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, Pocono Springs, Gouldsboro, White Mills, Bethany, Prompton.

Neighboring counties: Elko County, Nevada , Broome County, New York , New Haven County, Connecticut , Washington County, Rhode Island , Warren County , Van Buren County, Michigan .

Current college students: 1,318
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,421 (71.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 892010 or later
• 1602000 to 2009
• 3611990 to 1999
• 1371980 to 1989
• 1551970 to 1979
• 929Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 27,828
• One, attached: 520
• Two: 881
• 3 or 4: 459
• 5 to 9: 154
• 10 to 19: 78
• 20 to 49: 156
• 50 or more: 87
• Mobile homes: 2,157
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 8,047 (175 second mortgage, 948 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,346

Religion statistics for Wayne County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Wayne County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Pennsylvania Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4506-PA: March 30, 2020, FEMA Id: 4506, Natural disaster type: Other
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2013 to July 12, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4149: October 01, 2013, FEMA Id: 4149, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3356: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3356, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee, Incident Period: September 03, 2011 to October 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4030: September 12, 2011, FEMA Id: 4030, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 14, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3339: August 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 3339, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to August 30, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4025: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4025, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: November 16, 2006 to November 17, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1684: February 23, 2007, FEMA Id: 1684, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 23, 2006 to July 10, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1649: June 30, 2006, FEMA Id: 1649, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• Pennsylvania Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3235: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3235, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Pennsylvania Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 02, 2005 to April 23, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1587: April 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 1587, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2010 and 2011.1,000 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.

6.26% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($45,697 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.41% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($22,253 average AGI)
2.84% relocated to other states ($23,443 average AGI)

Wayne County:	2.84%
Pennsylvania average:	2.27%

to Lackawanna County, PA	1.44% ($40,097 average AGI)
to Pike County, PA	0.64% ($50,212)
to Luzerne County, PA	0.23% ($35,208)
to Monroe County, PA	0.21% ($32,512)
to Susquehanna County, PA	0.19% ($26,615)
to Sullivan County, NY	0.11% ($44,455)

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
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 2.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wayne County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,905 (2,725 living alone), Female householders: 9,176 (2,767 living alone)

• 10,224 spouses (10,144 opposite-sex spouses), 1,201 unmarried partners, (1,158 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,583 children (11,764 natural, 360 adopted, 457 stepchildren), 1,038 grandchildren, 382 brothers or sisters, 990 parents, 40 foster children, 743 other relatives, 1,251 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,866

Size of family households: 6,837 2-persons, 2,387 3-persons, 1,914 4-persons, 979 5-persons, 243 6-persons, 213 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,486 1-person, 939 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

5,526 married couples with children.
1,867 single-parent households (698 men, 1,169 women).

95.2% of residents of Wayne speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $314,126,000 ($6,338 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,226,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $177,412,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $68,228,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $508,000
Federal grants: $39,318,000
Federal procurement contracts: $18,761,000 ($543,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,899,000 ($795,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $827,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,354,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,959,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	+59 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.43 millions of gallons per day (63% from ground, 37% from surface)

• Year house built in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
• 5192014 or later
• 5372010 to 2013
• 3,9112000 to 2009
• 4,8611990 to 1999
• 6,5521980 to 1989
• 5,0581970 to 1979
• 2,1981960 to 1969
• 2,0431950 to 1959
• 1,0111940 to 1949
• 5,7051939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
• 311 room
• 322 rooms
• 3083 rooms
• 1,3274 rooms
• 2,9965 rooms
• 3,8076 rooms
• 2,7907 rooms
• 1,6668 rooms
• 2,4009+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
• 1341 room
• 662 rooms
• 6033 rooms
• 7894 rooms
• 8325 rooms
• 5646 rooms
• 2977 rooms
• 2318 rooms
• 1599+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
• 32no bedroom
• 3531 bedroom
• 2,8292 bedrooms
• 8,3213 bedrooms
• 2,9204 bedrooms
• 8925+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
• 144no bedroom
• 7721 bedroom
• 1,2872 bedrooms
• 1,1023 bedrooms
• 2044 bedrooms
• 1725+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County, Pennsylvania in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 384no vehicle
• 4,3461 vehicle
• 6,6632 vehicles
• 2,6043 vehicles
• 1,0184 vehicles
• 3485+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne County in renter-occupied apartments
• 540no vehicle
• 1,9611 vehicle
• 9022 vehicles
• 2103 vehicles
• 404 vehicles
• 325+ vehicles

89.9% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 28,972
• Other state: 20,809
• Northeast: 16,561
• Midwest: 1,263
• South: 2,072
• West: 826

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 901
• Number of aged recipients: 86
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 815
• Number of recipients under 18: 133
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 611
• Number of recipients older than 64: 157
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 347
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 404