Luzerne vs West Wyoming

A side-by-side comparison of Luzerne and West Wyoming: population, income, housing, and more.

Luzerne and West Wyoming are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Luzerne has the higher population (2,720 vs 2,653 in West Wyoming). West Wyoming has the higher median household income ($63,304 vs $39,257 in Luzerne). West Wyoming has the higher median home value ($156,400 vs $113,700 in Luzerne).

Population, income & housing

	Luzerne	West Wyoming
Population	2,720	2,653
Median age	50.1 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$39,257	$63,304
Median home value	$113,700	$156,400
Median gross rent	$758	$1,002
Housing units	1,579	1,316
Homeownership rate	59.5%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Luzerne	West Wyoming
Population	2,817 → 2,720 (-3.4%)	2,686 → 2,653 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $39,257 (+8.3%)	$69,135 → $63,304 (-8.4%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $113,700 (+29.6%)	$144,900 → $156,400 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	$568 → $758 (+33.5%)	$760 → $1,002 (+31.8%)

Luzerne

Population

2,8172,720

Median household income

$36,250$39,257

Median home value

$87,700$113,700

Median gross rent

$568$758

West Wyoming

Population

2,6862,653

Median household income

$69,135$63,304

Median home value

$144,900$156,400

Median gross rent

$760$1,002

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Luzerne	West Wyoming
Under 5	7.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	13.2%	12.7%
18 to 24	7.5%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	11.3%
35 to 44	7.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	14.4%	14.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	15.2%
65 to 74	15.5%	12.2%
75 and over	10.5%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Luzerne	West Wyoming
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	95.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Luzerne	West Wyoming
No high school diploma	12.7%	5.7%
High school graduate	34.5%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Luzerne	West Wyoming
Drove alone	79.2%	78.5%
Carpooled	2.4%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Luzerne	West Wyoming
1-unit, detached	67.3%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.6%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Luzerne	West Wyoming
Poverty rate	21.8%	12.3%
Average household size	1.90	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1943	1957