Pocono Springs vs Waymart

A side-by-side comparison of Pocono Springs and Waymart: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waymart has the higher population (1,198 vs 862 in Pocono Springs). Waymart has the higher median household income ($54,318 vs $48,864 in Pocono Springs). Waymart has the higher median home value ($187,300 vs $159,900 in Pocono Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Pocono Springs	Waymart
Population	862	1,198
Median age	57.0 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,864	$54,318
Median home value	$159,900	$187,300
Median gross rent	$1,493	$700
Housing units	875	507
Homeownership rate	85.6%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	21.6%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pocono Springs	Waymart
Population	1,325 → 862 (-34.9%)	1,304 → 1,198 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$70,625 → $48,864 (-30.8%)	$57,946 → $54,318 (-6.3%)
Median home value	$128,700 → $159,900 (+24.2%)	$145,900 → $187,300 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,453 → $1,493 (+2.8%)	$729 → $700 (-4.0%)

Pocono Springs

Population

1,325862

Median household income

$70,625$48,864

Median home value

$128,700$159,900

Median gross rent

$1,453$1,493

Waymart

Population

1,3041,198

Median household income

$57,946$54,318

Median home value

$145,900$187,300

Median gross rent

$729$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pocono Springs	Waymart
Under 5	3.6%	8.1%
5 to 17	19.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	0.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	9.5%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	9.6%
45 to 54	4.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	26.1%	8.7%
65 to 74	20.0%	12.7%
75 and over	5.1%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pocono Springs	Waymart
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	86.4%
Black or African American	2.7%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pocono Springs	Waymart
No high school diploma	5.2%	10.1%
High school graduate	60.2%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pocono Springs	Waymart
Drove alone	71.5%	75.9%
Carpooled	16.1%	14.7%
Public transit	2.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pocono Springs	Waymart
1-unit, detached	88.6%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Pocono Springs	Waymart
Poverty rate	20.3%	14.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1988	1963