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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,393 (1.5%)
Area name: Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wyoming County is $495 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $594 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.
Cities in this county include: Stowe Township
, Tunkhannock
, Factoryville
, Nicholson
, Meshoppen
, Laceyville
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Neighboring
counties: Bradford County
, Lackawanna County
, Luzerne County
, Sullivan County
, Susquehanna County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Wyoming County: Finchs
Corners
(A),
Saint Andrews Camp
(B),
Route 6 Plaza
(C),
Shadow Brook Golf Course
(D),
Dixon
(E),
Mehoopany Station
(F),
Charles Brothers Plaza
(G),
Golden Hill
(H),
Whites Ferry
(I),
Black Walnut
(J),
Lemon
(K),
Thurston
(L),
Maynard Hill
(M),
Village Center
(N),
Towne Plaza
(O),
Schlessers Corners
(P),
Factoryville Station
(Q)
Churches in Wyoming County include: Lake
Winola Church
(A),
Fox Hollow Church
(B),
Bunnell Hill Church
(C),
Union Chapel
(D),
Thurston Church
(E),
Bethel Church
(F),
Marcy Church
(G),
Eaton Church
(H)
Cemeteries: Fairview
Cemetery
(1),
Overfield Cemetery
(2),
East Lemon Cemetery
(3),
Jackson Cemetery
(4),
Post Hill Cemetery
(5),
Greenwood Cemetery
(6),
Prevost Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Schmitthenner
Lake
(A),
Galkas Pond
(B),
Oxbow Lake
(C),
Dorn Blazer Pond
(D),
Carey, Lake
(E),
Bartron Pond
(F),
Racavitch Pond
(G),
Graves Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Meshoppen
Creek
(A),
Red Brook
(B),
Riley Creek
(C),
Mill Creek
(D),
Leonard Creek
(E),
Rocky Forest Creek
(F),
Mill Run
(G),
Miller Brook
(H),
Fitch Creek
(I)
Park in Wyoming County: State
Game Lands Number 57
(1).
Post office: Lake
Winola Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.5% | | Pennsylvania: |
4.1% |
Current college students: 1,011
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 343 (65% naturalized citizens)
| Wyoming
County: |
1.2% | | Whole
state: | 4.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 46
- 1990
to 1994: 26
- 1985
to 1989: 30
- 1980
to 1984: 17
- 1975
to 1979: 25
- 1970
to 1974: 30
- 1970
to 1974: 9
- 1965
to 1969: 160
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Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 9,126
- One,
attached: 172
- Two:
461
- 3
or 4: 380
- 5
to 9: 250
- 10
to 19: 92
- 20
or more: 23
- Mobile
homes: 2,142
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 67
Housing units in Wyoming County with a mortgage: 3,529 (377 second mortgage, 541 home equity loan, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,011 Agriculture
in Wyoming County
Average size of farms: 173 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34650
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $108.01
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.29%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 78.35%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $30419
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 40.21%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.35%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $57735
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.06%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.44
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 41.39%
Corn for grain: 2530 harvested acres
Vegetables: 208 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 84 acresWyoming
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 15 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(14%)
- Paper
(10%)
- Truck
transportation (6%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (16%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Paper
(4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Waiters
and waitresses (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United
Kingdom (13%)
- Germany
(11%)
- Canada
(10%)
- Japan
(9%)
- Poland
(7%)
- Italy
(6%)
- Korea
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Wyoming County:
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- German
(20%)
- Irish
(13%)
- English
(12%)
- Polish
(12%)
- United
States or American (10%)
- Italian
(8%)
- Welsh
(4%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 10,135 (81%)
- Carpooled:
1,363 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 33 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 2 (0%)
- Taxi:
12 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
3 (0%)
- Bicycle:
5 (0%)
- Walked:
403 (3%)
- Other
means: 59 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 449 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
- 270
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 196
people in nursing homes
- 92
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 53
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 48
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 20
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 7
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4
people in homes for the physically handicapped
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,197.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,723 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.32% | | Pennsylvania
average: |
5.08% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.64% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($22,991 average AGI)
1.69% relocated to other states ($10,732 average AGI)
| Wyoming
County: |
1.69% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 2.30% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Lackawanna County, PA
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1.55% ($29,462 average AGI) |
| to
Luzerne County, PA
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1.27% ($31,500) |
| to
Susquehanna County, PA
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0.63% ($31,071) |
| to
Bradford County, PA
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0.41% ($29,109) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8
Births
per 1000 population in Wyoming County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Wyoming County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Wyoming County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,825 (4,082 aged, 743 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 27,393
- In
family households: 23,827 (6,352 male householders, 1,427 female householders)
6,402
spouses, 8,456 children (7,791 natural, 182 adopted, 483 stepchildren), 280 grandchildren, 135 brothers or sisters, 109 parents, 201 other relatives, 465 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 3,566 (1,446 male householders (1,184 living alone)), 1,597 female householders (1,411 living alone)), 523 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 687 (338 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,304 2-persons, 1,856 3-persons, 1,623 4-persons, 670 5-persons, 246 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,595 1-person, 390 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 6 5-persons.
5,122 married couples with children.
1,436 single-parent households (402 men, 1,034 women).
97.3% of residents of Wyoming County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 25% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $136,936,000 ($4861 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,854,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $72,130,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $34,388,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $775,000
Federal grants: $23,223,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,260,000 ($56,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,159,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $862,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,951,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,499,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,553
| Here: |
55 per 1000 residents | | State: | 61
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,360
| Here: |
48 per 1000 residents | | State: | 54
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +24
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -98
| Here: |
-3 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-2 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Wyoming County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.73 millions of gallons per day (90% from ground, 10% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 260
- 1995
to 1998: 779
- 1990
to 1994: 944
- 1980
to 1989: 1,719
- 1970
to 1979: 2,631
- 1960
to 1969: 1,127
- 1950
to 1959: 692
- 1940
to 1949: 692
- 1939
or earlier: 3,869
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 43
- 3
rooms: 178
- 4
rooms: 753
- 5
rooms: 1,779
- 6
rooms: 2,039
- 7
rooms: 1,512
- 8
rooms: 1,115
- 9
or more rooms: 1,076
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania: |
- 1
room: 19
- 2
rooms: 80
- 3
rooms: 333
- 4
rooms: 660
- 5
rooms: 570
- 6
rooms: 262
- 7
rooms: 156
- 8
rooms: 91
- 9
or more rooms: 92
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wyoming County: |
- no
bedroom: 4
- 1
bedroom: 257
- 2
bedrooms: 1,625
- 3
bedrooms: 4,703
- 4
bedrooms: 1,537
- 5
or more bedrooms: 373
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Wyoming County: |
- no
bedroom: 29
- 1
bedroom: 472
- 2
bedrooms: 936
- 3
bedrooms: 642
- 4
bedrooms: 147
- 5
or more bedrooms: 37
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Wyoming County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 307
- 1
vehicle: 2,204
- 2
vehicles: 3,885
- 3
vehicles: 1,494
- 4
vehicles: 440
- 5
or more vehicles: 169
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Wyoming County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 277
- 1
vehicle: 1,054
- 2
vehicles: 756
- 3
vehicles: 143
- 4
vehicles: 27
- 5
or more vehicles: 6
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66% of Wyoming County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Pennsylvania.
| Wyoming
County: |
65.8% | | State
average: |
64.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 22493
- Northeast:
3339
- Midwest:
540
- South:
895
- West:
350
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $88,300 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (58%)
- Electricity
(14%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Wood
(8%)
- Coal
or coke (4%)
- Utility
gas (3%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (52%)
- Electricity
(29%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Utility
gas (3%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 171
| Here: |
5.1% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 112
| Here: |
6.0% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 482
| Here: |
55.3% | | Pennsylvania: |
37.3% |
Wyoming
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $3,944,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $3,851,000
General - Other: $2,201,000
Corrections - Other: $1,419,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,307,000
Central Staff Services: $830,000
Health Services - Other: $776,000
Financial Administration: $653,000
Natural Resources - Other: $581,000
Housing & Community Development: $522,000
- Employee
Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $4,176,000
Total Federal Securities: $1,666,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $942,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $432,000
Local Employee Contribution: $258,000
Interest Revenue: $256,000
Benefit Payments: $212,000
Withdrawals: $33,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $485,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,715,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,945,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,770,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,066,000
Interest Earnings: $228,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,963,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $866,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,976,000
All Other: $670,000
Housing & Community Development: $406,000
General Support: $353,000
- Tax
- Property: $5,669,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,684,000
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