Wampum

Population: 498
Median household income: $49,375
Median home value: $97,200

Wampum, a community in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, has 498 residents. At $49,375, its median household income sits below Lawrence County's $60,779.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wampum's population declined 17.8% from 606 to 498, while its median home value rose 18.8% from $81,800 to $97,200.

The typical home was built around 1950. 19.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 498
Median age: 52.2 yrs
Median household income: $49,375
Median home value: $97,200
Median gross rent: $618
Housing units: 274
Homeownership rate: 59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

606498

Median household income

$50,417$49,375

Median home value

$81,800$97,200

Median gross rent

$623$618

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	606	$50,417	$81,800	$623
2020	601	$51,563	$82,500	$621
2021	525	$50,682	$84,200	$606
2022	562	$53,906	$88,900	$618
2023	498	$49,375	$97,200	$618

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 177.6%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6422.3%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	3.0%
5 to 17	38	7.6%
18 to 24	47	9.4%
25 to 34	60	12.0%
35 to 44	32	6.4%
45 to 54	78	15.7%
55 to 64	111	22.3%
65 to 74	74	14.9%
75 and over	43	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	446	89.6%
Black or African American	7	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.8%
Asian	8	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	1.8%
Two or more races	21	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate45.2%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	11.3%
High school graduate	180	45.2%
Some college or associate's	131	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	28	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone65.2%

Carpooled15.2%

Public transit1.7%

Walked10.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	150	65.2%
Carpooled	35	15.2%
Public transit	4	1.7%
Walked	23	10.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	7.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	63	29.7%
15 to 29 min	46	21.7%
30 to 44 min	58	27.4%
45 to 59 min	43	20.3%
60+ min	2	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 19.0% (94 of 495)

	Count	Share
Family households	122	48.0%
Nonfamily households	132	52.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	254	92.7%
Vacant	20	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	152	59.8%
Renter-occupied	102	40.2%

1-unit, detached73.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units19.3%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	201	73.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	1.8%
5 to 19 units	53	19.3%
20 or more units	13	4.7%
Mobile home & other	2	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4280880
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.8851, -80.3404