Swoyersville, PA Demographic Data
Swoyersville, PA Summary
Swoyersville is located in Luzerne County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 5,066
- Area: 2.13 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.13 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 2,384.00 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 559.71 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Swoyersville, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,630
53%
50.8
Male
2,370
47%
49.2
Total Population
5,000
323,128,000
Swoyersville, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
290
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
272
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
70
1.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
193
3.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
223
4.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
605
12.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
564
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
872
17.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
324
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
503
10.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
890
17.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
143
2.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
51
1.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,245
84.9%
77.2
Female
2,175
51.2%
51.3
Male
2,070
48.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,145
82.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,339
26.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,084
21.7%
15.2
Female
601
55.4%
55.8
Male
483
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
49
0.0%
0.0
Swoyersville, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,999
100.0%
96.8
White
4,978
99.6%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
7
0.1%
0.8
Asian
13
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
13
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
1
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
113
2.3%
17.8
Mexican
63
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
49
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,887
97.7%
82.2
Swoyersville, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
63
1.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
201
5.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,452
36.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
694
17.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
615
15.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
576
14.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
351
8.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
264
6.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,688
93.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
927
23.5%
31.2
Swoyersville, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,496
34.2%
33.7%
Now Married
1,970
45.1%
47.5
Divorced
600
13.7%
11.0%
Separated
75
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
227
5.2
5.8%
Swoyersville, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,547
96.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
163
3.5%
21.6%
Spanish
48
1.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
115
2.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Swoyersville, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
160
7.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
63
3.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
112
5.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
216
10.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
305
14.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
625
29.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
338
16.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
248
11.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
42
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
56,067
57,617
Per capita income
26,362
31,128
Swoyersville, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
29
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
196
7.0%
9.8
Construction
231
8.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
538
19.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
290
10.4%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
263
9.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
162
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
156
5.6%
11.4
Public administration
288
10.3%
4.6
Retail trade
392
14.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
185
6.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
71
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
387
13.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,064
38.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
381
13.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
496
17.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
473
16.9%
18.1%
Swoyersville, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,699
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,199
81.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
309
11.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
17
0.6%
5.1
Walked
41
1.5%
2.7
Other means
14
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
119
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.7
26.6
Swoyersville, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
101
4.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
751
35.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
789
37.4%
37.1
3 or more
468
22.2%
21.0
Swoyersville, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,109
85.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,726
81.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
383
18.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
348
14.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Swoyersville, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,457
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
71
2.9%
2.7
3 rooms
131
5.3%
9.1
4 rooms
272
11.1%
16.5
5 rooms
275
11.2%
19.8
6 rooms
583
23.7%
17.8
7 rooms
612
24.9%
12.0
8 rooms
382
15.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
131
5.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Swoyersville, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,457
1-unit, detached
1,945
79.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
162
6.6%
5.9
2-units
261
10.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
39
1.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
15
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
14
0.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
21
0.9%
0.1
Swoyersville, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,007
41.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
284
11.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
371
15.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
84
3.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
406
16.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
98
4.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
83
3.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
124
5.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Swoyersville, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,557
73.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
361
17.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
191
9.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Swoyersville, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
947
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
38
4.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
52
5.5%
1.6%
$500 to $999
246
26.0%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
258
27.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
353
37.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
387
41.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
139
14.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
194
20.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
16
1.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
196
21.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
15
0.0%
0.0%
Swoyersville, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
325
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
31
9.5%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
76
23.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
218
67.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
58
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
802
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
92
29.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
17
5.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
71
23.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
60
19.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
69
22.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
74
0.0%
0.0%
Swoyersville, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,726
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
44
2.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
590
34.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
523
30.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
344
19.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
196
11.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
29
1.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
119,300
205,000