Luzerne County vs. Wyoming County

Luzerne County (PA)Wyoming County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)317,64627,046
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.0%-4.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)320,89528,283
Population, Census, April 1, 2010320,91828,276
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.7%19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.9%21.2%
Female persons, percent50.5%49.8%
White alone, percent89.7%97.2%
Black or African American alone, percent6.3%1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.4%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.9%1.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.4%95.5%
Veterans, 2014-201822,0882,070
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)150,30213,525
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.6%77.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$125,400$164,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,244$1,312
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$502$484
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$767$809
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.5%10.0%
Building permits, 201831229
Households, 2014-2018128,05410,784
Persons per household, 2014-20182.392.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.1%87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.5%2.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201882.7%86.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201874.6%81.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.3%92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.2%19.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.8%9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.6%6.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.0%60.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%54.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)515,55733,694
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,273,08742,057
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,435,853106,540
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,097,008393,453
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$25,222$13,989
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.325.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$51,646$59,308
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,919$28,810
Persons in poverty, percent14.3%11.8%
Total employer establishments, 20177,210664
Total employment, 2017136,04010,720
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,414,568536,823
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.8%2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,9831,788
All firms, 201221,9342,119
Men-owned firms, 201213,1091,240
Women-owned firms, 20126,611573
Minority-owned firms, 20122,15644
Nonminority-owned firms, 201218,8421,949
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,264282
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201218,2711,657
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.6%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010360.471.2
Land area in square miles, 2010890.33397.32

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Luzerne county (PA) and Wyoming county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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