Luzerne vs Wyoming

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

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

Wyoming has the higher population (3,111 vs 2,720 in Luzerne). Wyoming has the higher median household income ($76,286 vs $39,257 in Luzerne). Wyoming has the higher median home value ($152,800 vs $113,700 in Luzerne).

Population, income & housing

	Luzerne	Wyoming
Population	2,720	3,111
Median age	50.1 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$39,257	$76,286
Median home value	$113,700	$152,800
Median gross rent	$758	$915
Housing units	1,579	1,647
Homeownership rate	59.5%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	42.6%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Luzerne	Wyoming
Population	2,817 → 2,720 (-3.4%)	3,015 → 3,111 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $39,257 (+8.3%)	$45,507 → $76,286 (+67.6%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $113,700 (+29.6%)	$147,400 → $152,800 (+3.7%)
Median gross rent	$568 → $758 (+33.5%)	$754 → $915 (+21.4%)

Luzerne

Population

2,8172,720

Median household income

$36,250$39,257

Median home value

$87,700$113,700

Median gross rent

$568$758

Wyoming

Population

3,0153,111

Median household income

$45,507$76,286

Median home value

$147,400$152,800

Median gross rent

$754$915

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Luzerne	Wyoming
Under 5	7.0%	1.9%
5 to 17	13.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	3.6%
25 to 34	10.8%	13.9%
35 to 44	7.0%	17.2%
45 to 54	14.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	17.9%
65 to 74	15.5%	11.1%
75 and over	10.5%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Luzerne	Wyoming
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	93.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Luzerne	Wyoming
No high school diploma	12.7%	6.3%
High school graduate	34.5%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Luzerne	Wyoming
Drove alone	79.2%	83.6%
Carpooled	2.4%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Luzerne	Wyoming
1-unit, detached	67.3%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	10.5%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	4.7%
20 or more units	7.6%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Luzerne	Wyoming
Poverty rate	21.8%	4.3%
Average household size	1.90	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1943	1947