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West Wyoming, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne county, is 11 miles SW of Scranton, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 96 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. The town is part of the Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 2,833 people people live in West Wyoming.
In West Wyoming, about 61% of adults are married.
Its large mature (over 65) population grounds West Wyoming nicely.
In 2000, West Wyoming had a median family income of $44,214. West Wyoming does not have a large underclass.
The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in West Wyoming.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in West Wyoming, about 86% are lived in by their owners, not renters.
In West Wyoming, 95% of commuters drive to work.
Comparing West Wyoming to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):
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