Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Wayne

Municipality: Waymart borough


Total Population 1,337 SEX Male 627 Female 710 AGE Under 5 years 115 5 to 17 years 259 18 to 20 years 53 21 to 24 years 70 25 to 44 years 365 45 to 54 years 117 55 to 59 years 48 60 to 64 years 65 65 to 74 years 112 75 to 84 years 99 85 years and over 34 Median age 34.8 Under 18 years 374 Percent of total population 28.0 65 years and over 245 Percent of total population 18.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 466 Family households (families) 351 Married-couple families 285 Percent of total households 61.2 Other family, male householder 11 Other family, female householder 55 Nonfamily households 115 Percent of total households 24.7 Householder living alone 104 Householder 65 years and over 53 Persons living in households 1,289 Persons per household 2.77 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 48 Institutionalized persons 48 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,332 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 512 Occupied housing units 466 Owner occupied 333 Percent owner occupied 71.5 Renter occupied 133 Vacant housing units 46 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 14 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 16 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 355 1-unit, attached 11 2 to 4 units 71 5 to 9 units 41 10 or more units 5 Mobile home, trailer, other 29 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 276 Less than $50,000 46 $50,000 to $99,999 162 $100,000 to $149,999 53 $150,000 to $199,999 12 $200,000 to $299,999 3 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 75,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 115 Less than $250 47 $250 to $499 66 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 279 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 276 White 276 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) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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