County profile

Wyoming County

Pennsylvania · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
25,967
Median household income
$72,460
People below poverty
11.5%
Median home value
$215,400

Income

The median income of households in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania was $72,460. An estimated 3.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.2
$10,000 to $14,999 3.6
$15,000 to $24,999 8.2
$25,000 to $34,999 6.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11.9
$50,000 to $74,999 17.9
$75,000 to $99,999 15.1
$100,000 to $149,999 18.5
$150,000 to $199,999 8.3
$200,000 or more 6.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 65694
Female 50605

An estimated 72.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 42.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,797. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.2
Social Security 42.9
Retirement income 30.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4
Cash public assistance income 3.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.8

In 2020-2024, 15.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 38.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 40% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024, 96.1% had health insurance coverage and 3.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 72.2% and public coverage was 43.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.6%.


In 2020-2024, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania had a total population of 25,967 - 12,854 (49.5%) females and 13,113 (50.5%) males. The median age was 45.1 years. An estimated 19.2% of the population was under 18 years, 27.9% was 19 to 44 years, 27.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 638 554
5 to 9 681 690
10 to 14 743 685
15 to 19 931 777
20 to 24 766 735
25 to 29 703 640
30 to 34 781 685
35 to 39 763 699
40 to 44 735 745
45 to 49 739 755
50 to 54 843 896
55 to 59 920 1012
60 to 64 1000 896
65 to 69 983 990
70 to 74 738 806
75 to 79 644 605
80 to 84 292 268
85 and over 213 416

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 93.9% were White; 0.6% were Black or African American; 9.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.5% of the people in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 93.1% of the people in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,912 households in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. The average household size was 2.31 people.

Married-couple households made up 50% of the households in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania while cohabiting couple households made up 8.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.7% of all households, while 19.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.7% of all households.

In Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, 24.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 50
Cohabiting Couples 8.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.6% of males and 51.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.6 25
Now married, except separated 51.6 51.1
Separated 1.3 1.8
Widowed 3.2 10.4
Divorced 10.3 11.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, 502 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 54.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.3% of the people living in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania were U.S. natives. 79.4% of the Wyoming County, Pennsylvania population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.7% of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 45.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 72.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 39.7
Asia 16.2
Europe 32.6
Africa 1.4
Northern America 6.7
Oceania 3.5

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024, 2.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.3% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.9 % of the people at least one year old living in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.9
Different house, same county 3.9
Different county, same state 4.1
Different state 1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 22.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania was 5,193 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 312 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,685. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,196.

Educational Attainment of People in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.3
High school diploma or equivalency 44.8
Some college, no degree 16.4
Associate's degree 9.4
Bachelor's degree 14.3
Graduate or professional degree 7.8

Disability

In Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.8% of people under 18 years old, to 11.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, 55.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,942 82.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,428 11.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 629 5.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.5
Construction 10.2
Manufacturing 14.1
Wholesale trade 2.4
Retail trade 10.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.4
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.5
Other Services, except public administration 5.2
Public administration 4.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,840 32
Service occupations 1,989 16.6
Sales and office occupations 2,148 17.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,592 13.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,435 20.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.6% of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 2.6
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 8.3

In 2020-2024, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania had a total of 12,896 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 8.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 10.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 8.4
Mobile homes 10.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 25.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 68.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania had 10,912 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,984 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 77.9% while renters occupied 22.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.38 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.1.

3.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 21.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.2% and another 26% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania:

House Heating Fuel Used in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 24.8
Electricity 23.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 35.2
All other fuels 16.4
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania was $215,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.4 % had a mortgage. 49.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,525 and for owners without a mortgage it was $635.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Wyoming County, Pennsylvania was $943. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.