Total Population | 2,809 |
Male Share of the Population | 46.4% |
Female Share of the Population | 53.6% |
Senior Citizens | 23.5% |
Employed Population 16+ | 1,323 |
Age of the Population | 48 |
% of people married | 33.7% |
Average household size | 2 |
Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher | 38% |
Median Earnings25+ | $34,194 |
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification | $39,732 |
Median Earnings With High School Degree | $25,292 |
Median Family Income | $56,979 |
% Above Poverty Level | 84.7% |
% Below Poverty Level | 15.3% |
Average Commute Time | 18 minutes |
% Working from Home | 0.1% |
% Walking and Biking to Work | 3.6% |
% Using Public Transportation | % |
People Living Alone | 48.5% |
Median Gross Rent | $561 |
Median House Value | $88,000 |
Italian | 25.1% |
Polish | 15.8% |
English | 14.2% |
Irish | 11.6% |
Welsh | 8.3% |
Lithuanian | 7.2% |
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American) | 6.8% |
Slovak | 5.6% |
French Except Basque | 2.5% |
Russian | 1.9% |
Ukrainian | 1.3% |
German | 1.2% |
Dutch | 1% |
Iranian | 0.6% |
Croatian | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 0.5% |
Swedish | 0.5% |
Scottish | 0.3% |
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Category | Value |
County | Luzerne County |
Standard Zip Codes | 18709 |
Phone Area Codes | 570 |
Time Zone | America/New_York |
Approximate Latitude | 41.28 |
Approximate Longitude | -75.89 |
Nearest Weather Stations
Notes:
Station | WILKES BRE SCTN AP AVOCA |
Distance | 9.3 miles |
Jan Temp | 19 to 34 F |
Apr Temp | 38 to 59 F |
Jul Temp | 62 to 83 F |
Oct Temp | 42 to 61 F |
Annual Precip | 37.5 inches |
Station | PALMERTON |
Distance | 36.7 miles |
Jan Temp | 19 to 38 F |
Apr Temp | 38 to 62 F |
Jul Temp | 62 to 87 F |
Oct Temp | 41 to 66 F |
Annual Precip | 43.9 inches |
Station | MILLVILLE 2 SW |
Distance | 36.9 miles |
Jan Temp | 15 to 33 F |
Apr Temp | 35 to 59 F |
Jul Temp | 58 to 82 F |
Oct Temp | 38 to 62 F |
Annual Precip | 42 inches |
Location | Population | Median Family Income |
Courtdale | 635 | $55,357 |
Edwardsville | 4,726 | $41,979 |
Forty Fort | 4,129 | $81,389 |
Kingston | 12,935 | $78,265 |
Pringle | 907 | $56,000 |
Swoyersville | 4,972 | $65,732 |
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