Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Luzerne

Municipality: Wyoming borough


Total Population 3,255 SEX Male 1,450 Female 1,805 AGE Under 5 years 167 5 to 17 years 419 18 to 20 years 82 21 to 24 years 141 25 to 44 years 889 45 to 54 years 282 55 to 59 years 162 60 to 64 years 228 65 to 74 years 490 75 to 84 years 319 85 years and over 76 Median age 43.1 Under 18 years 586 Percent of total population 18.0 65 years and over 885 Percent of total population 27.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,500 Family households (families) 889 Married-couple families 714 Percent of total households 47.6 Other family, male householder 42 Other family, female householder 133 Nonfamily households 611 Percent of total households 40.7 Householder living alone 576 Householder 65 years and over 369 Persons living in households 3,255 Persons per household 2.17 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,247 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 12 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,564 Occupied housing units 1,500 Owner occupied 903 Percent owner occupied 60.2 Renter occupied 597 Vacant housing units 64 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.8 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 854 1-unit, attached 110 2 to 4 units 404 5 to 9 units 65 10 or more units 94 Mobile home, trailer, other 37 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 735 Less than $50,000 202 $50,000 to $99,999 450 $100,000 to $149,999 49 $150,000 to $199,999 21 $200,000 to $299,999 6 $300,000 or more 7 Median (dollars) 64,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 551 Less than $250 244 $250 to $499 302 $500 to $749 5 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 265 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 735 White 735 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997