Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

Wyoming County has a population of 25,967 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $215,400, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $72,460.

Home price
$215,400
Income
$72,460
Population
25,967
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$215,400county
Median gross rent$943county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198060.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,602(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,252county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,028county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,631county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$72,460county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate11.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.3%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government11.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.3%county
Economic output per resident$71,845county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.31%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service18 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport219572county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station101 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths27.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.7%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment2913county
Students per full-time teacher12.7county
Free lunch eligible73.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution8.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population25,967county
Land area in square miles397county
People per square mile of land65.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store0.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.9%county
Share of households that are one person27.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages2.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents177county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in619county
Households that moved away568county
Average income of arriving households$61,090county
Average income of departing households$57,623county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year67county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings50.7%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature47.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing148 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days153 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh17.8¢county
Household electricity use842 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity23.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.7%county
Homes heated by propane21.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil35.2%county
Homes heated by wood10.7%county
Households with broadband87.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk69.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk72.8county
Hail risk5.1county
Earthquake risk35.8county
Tornado risk20.6county
Tropical cyclone risk60.7county
Extreme heat risk29.2county
Winter weather risk40.6county
Strong wind risk22.0county
Wildfire risk21.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Wyoming County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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