West Wyoming - Luzerne county

Population 2,833

West Wyoming, Pennsylvania

West Wyoming, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne county, is 11 miles SW of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 96 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. The town is part of the Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 2,833 people people live in West Wyoming.

The People and Families of West Wyoming

In West Wyoming, about 61% of adults are married.

Its large mature (over 65) population grounds West Wyoming nicely.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, West Wyoming had a median family income of $44,214. West Wyoming does not have a large underclass.

Political Inclinations

The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in West Wyoming.

West Wyoming Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in West Wyoming, about 86% are lived in by their owners, not renters.

Commuting

In West Wyoming, 95% of commuters drive to work.

West Wyoming Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,833	100%
Male	1,363	48.1%
Female	1,470	51.9%
Under 18	591	20.9%
18+	2,242	79.1%
65+	621	21.9%
Median Age	42.4
Average Family Size	2.91
White	2,814	99.3%
African-American	5	0.2%
Asian	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	1	0%
Mixed Race	10	0.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	7	0.2%
Median Family Income (1999)	$44,214
Population In Poverty	108	3.8%

West Wyoming Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
Polish	30.8%
Italian	25.3%
Slovak	10.8%
Irish	10.3%
German	6.9%
Lithuanian	3%
Russian	2.9%
English	2.7%
Welsh	1.6%
Lebanese	1.1%
Austrian	0.8%
Hungarian	0.6%
Pennsylvania German	0.6%
Ukrainian	0.5%
US/American	0.5%
Swedish	0.4%
French (except Basque)	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
Scottish	0.2%