Duryea, Pennsylvania - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,875
Male Share of the Population	47.3%
Female Share of the Population	52.7%
Senior Citizens	18.2%
Employed Population 16+	2,506
Age of the Population	41

Families

% of people married	56%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	44.7%
Median Earnings25+	$37,487
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$24,015
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$22,286

Wealth

Median Family Income	$74,583
% Above Poverty Level	90.2%
% Below Poverty Level	9.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	0.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.6%
% Using Public Transportation	1.2%

Housing

People Living Alone	29.8%
Median Gross Rent	$787
Median House Value	$124,000

Ancestry

Irish	29.4%
Polish	27.9%
Italian	22.8%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.5%
Slovak	6.2%
English	4.7%
Russian	4.4%
Welsh	4.3%
Lithuanian	3.5%
Scottish	1.3%
Ukrainian	1%
Arab	0.5%
Lebanese	0.5%
Austrian	0.4%
Hungarian	0.4%
German	0.3%
US/American	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
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Duryea Almanac

Category	Value
County	Luzerne County
Standard Zip Codes	18642
Phone Area Codes	570
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	41.36
Approximate Longitude	-75.77

Duryea Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WILKES BRE SCTN AP AVOCA
Distance	0.8 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	PLEASANT MOUNT 1 W
Distance	30.8 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 28 F
Apr Temp	31 to 52 F
Jul Temp	54 to 76 F
Oct Temp	34 to 56 F
Annual Precip	48.8 inches

Station	HAWLEY 1 E
Distance	31.2 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 34 F
Apr Temp	33 to 57 F
Jul Temp	57 to 80 F
Oct Temp	36 to 61 F
Annual Precip	41.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Avoca	2,620	$67,446
Dupont	2,693	$64,750
Hughestown	1,480	$76,607
Moosic	5,744	$81,886
Old Forge	8,038	$61,871
Pittston	7,697	$49,038

Duryea Private Schools

Holy Rosary Elementary School
125 Stephenson St
ZIP: 18642
Elementary
Total Enrollment 251

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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