Wanamie, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 612.

Males: 279	(45.6%)
Females: 333	(54.4%)

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Pennsylvania median age:	40.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2022: $59,603

Wanamie:	$59,603
PA:	$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,613

Wanamie CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $169,600

Wanamie:	$169,600
PA:	$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $185,007; detached houses: $203,901; townhouses or other attached units: $87,950

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,339.

March 2022 cost of living index in Wanamie: 97.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 39.4%
(18.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 60.5% for two or more races residents)

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wanamie, PA

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- 43167.8%White alone
- 10817.0%Black alone
- 7111.2%Two or more races

Races in Wanamie detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: English (13.9%), Polish (9.4%), Scottish (7.9%), Irish (6.0%), Italian (5.4%), Welsh (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 780 feet

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,278 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,303 (1.2%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (25.2 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (93.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Sheatown, PA (1.3 miles

Glen Lyon, PA

(1.4 miles

Nanticoke, PA (1.6 miles

Nuangola borough, PA

(1.8 miles

West Nanticoke, PA (1.9 miles

Warrior Run borough, PA (2.1 miles

Sugar Notch borough, PA (2.4 miles

Mocanaqua, PA (2.4 miles

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Latitude: 41.17 N, Longitude: 76.04 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

Distribution of median household income in Wanamie, PA in 2022

Distribution of house value in Wanamie, PA in 2022

Unemployment in December 2023:

Here:	3.8%
Pennsylvania:	2.9%

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

AQI CO NO₂ SO₂ Ozone PM₁₀

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 49.3. This is significantly better than average.

City:	49.3
U.S.:	72.6

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2008 was 0.331. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.6 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.331
U.S.:	0.251

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2008 was 11.2. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.6 miles away from the city center.

City:	11.2
U.S.:	5.1

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2021 was 0.0391. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 11.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.0391
U.S.:	1.5147

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 27.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	27.9
U.S.:	33.3

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µg/m³] level in 2021 was 15.1. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 9.6 miles away from the city center.

City:	15.1
U.S.:	19.2

Tornado activity:

Wanamie-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 24% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.0 miles away from the Wanamie place center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 12/1/2006, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.9 miles away from the place center injured 5 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Wanamie-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 247.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 58.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 210.7 miles away from Wanamie center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 227.5 miles away from Wanamie center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 259.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 257.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Luzerne County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Hurricanes: 5, Tropical Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Wanamie:

GUARDIAN ELDER CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; NANTICOKE, PA)
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NANTICOKE (Dialysis Facility, about 3 miles away; NANTICOKE, PA)
MERCY HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; NANTICOKE, PA)
MERCY SPECIAL CARE HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 3 miles away; NANTICOKE, PA)
BIRCHWOOD NSG CNTR LTD (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; NANTICOKE, PA)
BIRCHWOOD NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; NANTICOKE, PA)
SMITH HEALTH CARE LTD (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA)

Operable nuclear power plants near Wanamie:

14 miles: Susquehanna 1 and 2 in Berwick, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wanamie:

Luzerne County Community College (about 3 miles; Nanticoke, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,724)
Wilkes University (about 10 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; FT enrollment: 3,912)
King's College (about 10 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; FT enrollment: 2,392)
Misericordia University (about 13 miles; Dallas, PA; FT enrollment: 2,554)
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (about 25 miles; Bloomsburg, PA; FT enrollment: 9,452)
University of Scranton (about 26 miles; Scranton, PA; FT enrollment: 5,488)
Marywood University (about 28 miles; Scranton, PA; FT enrollment: 2,959)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Wanamie: Wanamie Number 19 Colliery (A), Glen Lyon Hose Company (B), Newport Township Consolidated Fire Company (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Marys Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Luzerne County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	72.7%
Whole state:	65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.9%
Whole state:	6.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Wanamie:

Never married: 42.4%
Now married: 38.7%
Separated: 8.4%
Widowed: 5.1%
Divorced: 5.4%

For population 25 years and over in Wanamie:

High school or higher: 89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)

Here:	7.3
Pennsylvania average:	11.4

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Political contributions by individuals in Wanamie, PA

Religion statistics for Wanamie, PA (based on Luzerne County data)

Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010

Religion	Adherents	Congregations
Catholic	138,000	75
Mainline Protestant	31,734	142
Evangelical Protestant	12,502	108
Other	5,134	17
Orthodox	1,667	12
Black Protestant	118	1
None	131,763	-

Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 65

This county:	2.08 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	2.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2

Here:	0.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.09 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 34

Luzerne County:	1.09 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	0.88 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 96

Luzerne County:	3.08 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.52 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 294

This county:	9.42 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.12 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here:	9.6%
Pennsylvania:	9.1%

Adult obesity rate:

This county:	27.4%
Pennsylvania:	27.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	9.6%
Pennsylvania:	11.5%

4.53% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($51,556 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.53%
Pennsylvania average:	5.27%

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($67 average AGI)
Luzerne County:
0.02%
Pennsylvania average:
0.01%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:

from Lackawanna County, PA	0.53% ($45,962 average AGI)
from Bronx County, NY	0.26% ($27,534)
from Columbia County, PA	0.21% ($41,383)

3.97% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,147 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.97%
Pennsylvania average:	5.44%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($144 average AGI)
Luzerne County:
0.02%
Pennsylvania average:
0.01%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:

to Lackawanna County, PA	0.46% ($45,176 average AGI)
to Schuylkill County, PA	0.29% ($38,020)
to Columbia County, PA	0.25% ($44,602)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wanamie:

WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WNAK (730 AM; 1 kW; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: SEVEN-THIRTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WBAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU 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.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wanamie:

WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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)
WRGN (88.1 FM; SWEET VALLEY, PA; Owner: GOSPEL MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.)
WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
W218AX (91.5 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: GOSPEL MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wanamie:

W67DE (Channel 67; NEWPORT, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
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.)
WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
W68CE (Channel 68; SHICKSHINNY, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
W47AO (Channel 47; BERWICK, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
W19CI (Channel 19; BERWICK, PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
W54BO (Channel 54; KINGSTON, PA; Owner: KATHY POTERA)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
1Number of bridges
3ft / 0.7mTotal length
$147,000Total costs
3,013Total average daily traffic
150Total average daily truck traffic
5,738Total future (year 2033) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

Municipal Bldg (Lat: 41.174528 Lon: -76.036583), Call Sign: KJD410,
Assigned Frequencies: 154.740 MHz, 155.535 MHz, 155.625 MHz, Grant Date: 08/31/2015, Expiration Date: 08/29/2025, Registrant: Convergence Communications, LLC, Hazleton, PA 18201, Phone: (570) 579-0249, Fax: (570) 579-0251, Email:

Houses and condos Apartments

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wanamie, PA

54.6%Electricity
30.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
8.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.8%Utility gas
1.9%Coal or coke

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wanamie, PA

54.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
45.8%Electricity

Wanamie compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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