West Wyoming, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,683 (Urban population: 2,128, Rural population: 555 (all nonfarm))

West Wyoming, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,240 (1,183 occupied: 1,013 owner occupied, 170 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	29%

Housing density: 341 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $484 (lower quartile is $436, upper quartile is $573)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,335

Median gross rent in West Wyoming, PA in 2007: $671

Housing units in West Wyoming with a mortgage: 489 (43 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 458

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $123,693 (it was $92,300 in 2000)

West Wyoming:	$123,693
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,004 - $188,509

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $152,544
Here: $152,544
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $92,652
Here: $92,652
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $66,526
Here: $66,526
State: $153,822

Mobile homes: $65,217
Here: $65,217
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,833

In family households: 2,440 (726 male householders, 100 female householders)
716 spouses, 839 children (795 natural, 18 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 6 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 393 (92 male householders (67 living alone)), 259 female householders (246 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 417 2-persons, 168 3-persons, 150 4-persons, 87 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 313 1-person, 38 2-persons.

474 married couples with children.
71 single-parent households (22 men, 49 women).

97.0% of residents of West Wyoming speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 35 (1.2%)
(82.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Wyoming, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 15 4 rooms: 71 5 rooms: 170 6 rooms: 366 7 rooms: 205 8 rooms: 108 9 or more rooms: 78

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Wyoming, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 64 5 rooms: 45 6 rooms: 30 7 rooms: 19 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 28
1995 to 1998: 66
1990 to 1994: 44
1980 to 1989: 42
1970 to 1979: 123
1960 to 1969: 153
1950 to 1959: 214
1940 to 1949: 168
1939 or earlier: 402

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Wyoming:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 32 2 bedrooms: 235 3 bedrooms: 593 4 bedrooms: 120 5 or more bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Wyoming:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 105 3 bedrooms: 24 4 bedrooms: 12 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in West Wyoming in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 96 1 vehicle: 275 2 vehicles: 459 3 vehicles: 109 4 vehicles: 48 5 or more vehicles: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in West Wyoming in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 164 2 vehicles: 6 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in West Wyoming, PA:

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 2
$35,000 to $39,999: 7
$40,000 to $49,999: 18
$50,000 to $59,999: 21
$60,000 to $69,999: 35
$70,000 to $79,999: 49
$80,000 to $89,999: 55
$90,000 to $99,999: 93
$100,000 to $124,999: 199
$125,000 to $149,999: 139
$150,000 to $174,999: 102
$175,000 to $199,999: 76
$200,000 to $249,999: 76
$250,000 to $299,999: 40
$300,000 to $399,999: 31
$400,000 to $499,999: 5
$500,000 to $749,999: 2
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

West Wyoming rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in West Wyoming:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 13
$300 to $349: 7
$350 to $399: 8
$400 to $449: 15
$450 to $499: 29
$500 to $549: 17
$550 to $599: 13
$600 to $649: 10
$650 to $699: 8
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 4
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 36

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 6 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 29

West Wyoming, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.2%
Number of people working at home: 31 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 71
5 to 9 minutes: 132
10 to 14 minutes: 176
15 to 19 minutes: 364
20 to 24 minutes: 314
25 to 29 minutes: 44
30 to 34 minutes: 100
35 to 39 minutes: 11
40 to 44 minutes: 47
45 to 59 minutes: 6
60 to 89 minutes: 24
90 or more minutes: 15

West Wyoming mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,214 (91%)
Carpooled: 48 (4%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (1%)
Walked: 21 (2%)
Other means: 11 (1%)
Worked at home: 31 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 113
$10,000 to $14,999: 73
$15,000 to $19,999: 92
$20,000 to $24,999: 63
$25,000 to $29,999: 132
$30,000 to $34,999: 70
$35,000 to $39,999: 107
$40,000 to $44,999: 93
$45,000 to $49,999: 75
$50,000 to $59,999: 78
$60,000 to $74,999: 132
$75,000 to $99,999: 108
$100,000 to $124,999: 27
$125,000 to $149,999: 14
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Polish: 778

Italian: 638

Slovak: 273

Irish: 260

German: 175

Lithuanian: 76

Russian: 74

English: 68

Welsh: 41

Arab:: 28

Lebanese: 28

Austrian: 20

Hungarian: 16

Pennsylvania German: 14

Ukrainian: 13

United States or American: 12

Swedish: 11

French (except Basque): 6

Czechoslovakian: 6

Canadian: 6

Other groups: 6

Scottish: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Italy (49%)
Lebanon (20%)
Korea (17%)
Poland (14%)

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

This state: 2531
Northeast: 164
Midwest: 33
South: 32
West: 38

76% of West Wyoming residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 19
9th grade: 32
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 31
12th grade, no diploma: 54
High school graduate (or equivalency): 383
Less than 1 year of college: 83
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 102
Associate degree: 70
Bachelor's degree: 85
Master's degree: 54
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 72
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 32
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 4
High school graduate (or equivalency): 510
Less than 1 year of college: 103
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 120
Associate degree: 38
Bachelor's degree: 90
Master's degree: 66
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,870

West Wyoming household income for White non-Hispanic householders

West Wyoming marital status for males

West Wyoming marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $126,373

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 987
One, attached: 100
Two: 108
3 or 4: 22
Mobile homes: 23

Median worth of mobile homes: $76,004

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Wyoming:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (70%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Electricity (11%) Coal or coke (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Electricity (16%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 51

Here:	17.8%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	1.6%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 27

Here:	33.8%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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