Pennsylvania · GEOID 42131

Wyoming County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 25,967 · 12,896 housing units

Median household income

$72,460

State $80,054

Median home value

$215,400

State $266,800

Median gross rent

$943

State $1,235

Homeownership rate

77.9%

State 69.3%

Renter cost-burden rate

36.8%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

18.5%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

1.5%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

2.5%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

15.4%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

2.97

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Wyoming County	Pennsylvania
Population	25,967	13,018,639
Population density (per sq. mi.)	65.37	—
Median household income	$72,460	$80,054
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$92,400	—
Households	10,912	—
Average household size	2.31 people	—
Owner-occupied	77.9%	69.3%
Renter-occupied	22.1%	30.7%
Race	93.9% White · 0.6% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Wyoming County compared with Pennsylvania.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

22.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 35.2%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	18.8%	$51,134	$1,278	$159,319
1 earner	32.7%	$67,966	$1,699	$221,973
2 earners	38.2%	$112,656	$2,816	$388,324
3+ earners	10.3%	$142,167	$3,554	$498,174

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

10,912

Average size: 2.31 people

Households with children

2,270

20.8% of households

Per-capita income

$40,663

Poverty rate: 10.8%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

77.9% owner-occupied vs. state average 69.3%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 80.5% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 7.8%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

59.4% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,974.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $215,400.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $943.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 1,984 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 6.5% · For rent 3.2% · Seasonal 58.3% · Other 28.9%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

12.8% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 87.2% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

9.0%

1,157 units of 12,896 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

4.4%

573 units of 12,896 total

Census "Other vacant" — units off the market for reasons other than seasonal, migrant, sale, or rental.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$57,968

100% MHI$72,460

120% MHI$86,952

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Wyoming County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$51,550	$58,900	$73,600
100% AMI	$64,680	$73,920	$92,400
120% AMI	$77,600	$88,700	$110,900

HUD FMR Area: Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

36.8% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (18.7% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

18.5% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Wyoming County.

Covered employment

9,079

Across 18 sectors

Establishments

664

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$60,938

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	2,215	$87,773	$295,701	+$80,301	$2,194
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	1,201	$71,437	$234,893	+$19,493	$1,786
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	1,155	$35,186	$99,955	−$115,445	$880
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	651	$20,624	$45,750	−$169,650	$516
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	629	$50,746	$157,874	−$57,526	$1,269
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	618	$65,397	$212,410	−$2,990	$1,635
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	506	$62,085	$200,082	−$15,318	$1,552
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	406	$40,084	$118,187	−$97,213	$1,002
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	350	$42,207	$126,089	−$89,311	$1,055
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	303	$31,915	$87,779	−$127,621	$798
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	285	$62,182	$200,443	−$14,957	$1,555
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	196	$61,637	$198,414	−$16,986	$1,541
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	164	$139,338	$487,644	+$272,244	$3,483
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	119	$59,564	$190,698	−$24,702	$1,489
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	103	$25,460	$63,751	−$151,649	$637
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	94	$52,567	$164,653	−$50,747	$1,314
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	49	$122,146	$423,649	+$208,249	$3,054
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	35	$34,876	$98,801	−$116,599	$872

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	578	$20,518	$45,355	−$170,045	$513
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	506	$62,085	$200,082	−$15,318	$1,552
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	352	$63,267	$204,482	−$10,918	$1,582
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	342	$38,665	$112,905	−$102,495	$967
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	271	$75,601	$250,393	+$34,993	$1,890
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	269	$64,225	$208,048	−$7,352	$1,606
NAICS 623 Nursing and residential care facilities NAICS 623	258	$40,940	$121,373	−$94,027	$1,024
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	249	$68,794	$225,055	+$9,655	$1,720
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	219	$34,588	$97,729	−$117,671	$865
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	200	$58,894	$188,204	−$27,196	$1,472
NAICS 321 Wood product manufacturing NAICS 321	180	$52,621	$164,854	−$50,546	$1,316
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	153	$22,952	$54,416	−$160,984	$574
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	122	$34,651	$97,963	−$117,437	$866
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	115	$59,285	$189,659	−$25,741	$1,482
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	114	$45,758	$139,307	−$76,093	$1,144
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	110	$23,698	$57,192	−$158,208	$592
NAICS 713 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries NAICS 713	103	$25,460	$63,751	−$151,649	$637
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	94	$26,541	$67,775	−$147,625	$664
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	80	$45,300	$137,602	−$77,798	$1,133
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	73	$21,459	$48,858	−$166,542	$536
NAICS 485 Transit and ground passenger transportation NAICS 485	72	$19,028	$39,809	−$175,591	$476
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	64	$47,669	$146,421	−$68,979	$1,192
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	62	$56,567	$179,542	−$35,858	$1,414
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	59	$64,602	$209,451	−$5,949	$1,615
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	57	$35,763	$102,103	−$113,297	$894
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	49	$122,146	$423,649	+$208,249	$3,054
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	49	$21,344	$48,430	−$166,970	$534
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	47	$66,306	$215,794	+$394	$1,658
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	44	$92,026	$311,532	+$96,132	$2,301
NAICS 213 Support activities for mining NAICS 213	39	$68,057	$222,312	+$6,912	$1,701
NAICS 327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing NAICS 327	26	$50,138	$155,611	−$59,789	$1,253
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	25	$31,418	$85,929	−$129,471	$785
NAICS 523 Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities NAICS 523	22	$65,984	$214,595	−$805	$1,650
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	20	$26,622	$68,077	−$147,323	$666
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	19	$54,385	$171,420	−$43,980	$1,360
NAICS 519 Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services NAICS 519	15	$14,500	$22,954	−$192,446	$363
NAICS 532 Rental and leasing services NAICS 532	15	$45,881	$139,765	−$75,635	$1,147

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	6,450	(920)	(12%)	$13.40	$27,870	$72,722	$697
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	5,200	(2,720)	(34%)	$13.70	$28,500	$75,067	$713
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	600	(220)	(27%)	$15.37	$31,960	$87,946	$799
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	6,330	(1,710)	(21%)	$16.13	$33,550	$93,865	$839
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	3,200	(970)	(23%)	$16.91	$35,160	$99,858	$879
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	3,400	(650)	(16%)	$17.67	$36,740	$105,739	$919
Tellers SOC 43-3071	770	(450)	(37%)	$19.82	$41,230	$122,453	$1,031
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	3,080	(2,950)	(49%)	$20.47	$42,570	$127,440	$1,064
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	4,830	(940)	(16%)	$21.02	$43,720	$131,721	$1,093
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	1,450	80	6%	$25.33	$52,690	$165,111	$1,317
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	2,750	80	3%	$25.59	$53,220	$167,083	$1,331
Paramedics SOC 29-2043 · prior-year code differs	210	(630)	(75%)	$27.45	$57,100	$181,526	$1,428
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	5,210	330	7%	$28.39	$59,040	$188,747	$1,476
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	1,070	130	14%	$29.81	$62,010	$199,803	$1,550
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	190	(160)	(46%)	$29.98	$62,370	$201,143	$1,559
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	450	(70)	(13%)	$31.37	$65,250	$211,863	$1,631
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	1,780	(1,340)	(43%)	—	$71,690	$235,835	$1,792
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	1,360	(110)	(7%)	$35.68	$74,220	$245,253	$1,856
Electricians SOC 47-2111	1,050	(110)	(9%)	$35.81	$74,490	$246,258	$1,862
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	5,400	(410)	(7%)	$42.10	$87,560	$294,909	$2,189

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 42131 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.