Wyoming County, PA - 1990 Census Profile

                                                                              
                                              1990         1980    % Change   

TOTAL POPULATION                            28,076       26,433      6.3      
  Persons living in households              27,246       25,928      5.1      
  Persons living in group quarters             830          505     64.4      
                                                                              
Rural Population                            28,076       26,433      6.3      
Urban population                                 0            0      0.0      
Metro status of county                       Metro    Non-Metro
                                                                              
SEX                                                                           
Male                                        13,865       13,098      5.9      
Female                                      14,211       13,335      6.6      
                                                                              
AGE                                                                           
Under 5 years                                2,006        2,118     -5.2      
5 to 17 years                                5,732        6,308     -9.1      
18 to 24 years                               2,974        2,809      5.9      
25 to 44 years                               8,557        7,396     15.7      
45 to 54 years                               2,953        2,384     23.9      
55 to 64 years                               2,317        2,459     -5.7      
65 to 74 years                               2,068        1,813     14.1      
75 to 84 years                               1,122          884     27.0      
85 years and over                              347          262     32.5      
Total under 18                               7,738        8,426     -8.1      
Total 65 and over                            3,537        2,959     19.6      
                                                                              
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN - Total Population                                   
White non-Hispanic                          27,691       26,198      5.7      
Black non-Hispanic                             133           71     87.4      
Amer. Ind., Eskimo, or Aleut non-Hisp           25            6    316.7      
Asian or Pacific Islander non-Hispanic          81           37    119.0      
Other race, non-Hispanic                        11           21    -47.6      
Hispanic Origin (of any race)                  135          100     35.0      
                                                                              
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE                                                            
Total Households                            10,002        8,865     12.9      
 Family households (families)                7,464        7,044      6.0      
  Families with children                     3,990        4,008     -0.4      
   Female, no husb. present, w/children        580          413     40.5      
 Persons living alone                        2,205        1,648     33.8      
  Persons 65 and over living alone           1,032          785     31.5      
                                                                              
INCOME                                                                        
Per Capita                                  11,628        5,849     98.9      
Household (median)                          27,207       15,298     77.9      
Family (median)                             31,441       17,068     84.3      
  Married couple families (mean)            38,989          n/a      n/a      
Female, no husb pres, w/children(mean)      14,652          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
POVERTY                                                                       
Families in Poverty                            8.9          8.3      7.3      
 Families w/children in poverty (%)           12.7         10.6     19.9      
   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)       43.3         40.8      6.2      
Persons in Poverty (%)                                                        
  White                                       11.1         10.7      3.8      
  Black                                        3.7          0.0      0.0      
  Other race                                  23.5          2.3    921.8      
  Hispanic                                     3.2         11.2    -71.4      
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)           13.4         13.6     -1.4      
  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)       28.2          n/a      n/a      
Children (under 18) in poverty (%)            15.5         12.0     29.2      
                                                                              
EDUCATION                                                                     
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school                                     
  Nursery School                               466          148    214.9      
  Kindergarten, Elementary, or High Sch      5,307        6,194    -14.3      
  College                                    1,500          646    132.2      
Total Persons age 25 and over                                                 
  High school grad (%)                        77.6         68.6     13.2      
  College grad (%)                            13.2         10.6     24.6      
                                                                              
HOUSING                                                                       
Total housing units                         11,857       10,666     11.2      
  Occupied (%)                                84.4         83.1      1.6      
    Owner Occupied (%)                        76.9         77.6     -0.9      
Median Value, specified owner-occ units     67,600       36,500     85.3      
Median rent, specified renter-occ units        267          152     75.7      
Homeowner vacancy rate (%)                     1.1          2.6    -57.6      
Rental vacancy rate (%)                        5.7          7.6    -24.9      
                                                                              
EMPLOYMENT                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over            12,729       10,196     24.9      
  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)      27.7         34.4    -19.4      
  Employed in service industry (%)            27.8         12.9    115.6      
  Unemployment rate - 1989                     3.5          8.7    -59.7      
Families with no workers - 1989 (%)           11.6         11.9     -2.4      
  Mean Income                               16,585        9,271     78.9      
Families with one worker                      30.3         38.8    -22.0      
  Mean Income                               26,775       17,439     53.6      
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)       58.1         49.3     17.9      
  Mean Income                               45,096       22,953     96.5      
Females age 16 and over                                                       
  In labor force                              51.9         43.5     19.4      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               5.7          8.0    -28.7      
Females age 16 and over, with children                                        
  In labor force  (%)                         61.5         46.4     32.6      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               5.7          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
OCCUPATION                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over                                              
  Managerial (%)                              19.5         17.8      9.6      
  Sales and support (%)                       27.0         21.1     28.0      
  Service (%)                                 13.1         12.9      1.6      
  Farming (%)                                  3.6          5.4    -33.3      
  Craft and Repair (%)                        14.6         14.7     -0.6      
  Labor (%)                                   22.3         27.8    -19.7      
                                                                              
Prepared by:
      The Pennsylvania State Data Center 
Source:
      Census of Population and Housing, 1990,1980: Summary Tape File 1 and 3