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County:

Wyoming County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42131

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

152,355

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

19,082

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

26,433

38.5%

28.7%

9.8%

1990:

28,076

6.2%

-0.2%

6.4%

2000:

28,080

0.0%

-3.8%

3.8%

2005:

28,160

0.3%

-0.4%

0.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

27,473

97.8%

0-to-19:

7,986

28.4%

Black:

137

0.5%

20-to-39:

7,041

25.1%

Hispanic:

187

0.7%

40-to-59:

8,124

28.9%

American Indian:

46

0.2%

60-plus:

4,929

17.6%

Other:

237

0.8%

Median Age:

37.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

70.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.4%

Median Family Income:

$42,824

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.8%

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