Waymart

Population: 1,198
Median household income: $54,318
Median home value: $187,300

Waymart is a community in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, home to 1,198 residents. At $54,318, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $62,182.

From 2019 to 2023, Waymart's population declined 8.1% from 1,304 to 1,198, while its median home value rose 28.4% from $145,900 to $187,300.

The median resident is 37.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,198
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $54,318
Median home value: $187,300
Median gross rent: $700
Housing units: 507
Homeownership rate: 56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3041,198

Median household income

$57,946$54,318

Median home value

$145,900$187,300

Median gross rent

$729$700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,304	$57,946	$145,900	$729
2020	1,264	$47,206	$154,900	$765
2021	1,155	$47,625	$154,600	$700
2022	1,226	$50,568	$180,400	$857
2023	1,198	$54,318	$187,300	$700

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	8.1%
5 to 17	207	17.3%
18 to 24	109	9.1%
25 to 34	147	12.3%
35 to 44	115	9.6%
45 to 54	120	10.0%
55 to 64	104	8.7%
65 to 74	152	12.7%
75 and over	147	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,035	86.4%
Black or African American	38	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	82	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate47.3%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	10.1%
High school graduate	371	47.3%
Some college or associate's	238	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	58	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	39	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	341	75.9%
Carpooled	66	14.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	3.3%
Other means	3	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	122	28.1%
15 to 29 min	167	38.5%
30 to 44 min	96	22.1%
45 to 59 min	21	4.8%
60+ min	28	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 14.2% (156 of 1,098)

	Count	Share
Family households	269	59.3%
Nonfamily households	185	40.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	454	89.5%
Vacant	53	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	257	56.6%
Renter-occupied	197	43.4%

1-unit, detached61.1%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units18.1%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	310	61.1%
1-unit, attached	23	4.5%
2 to 4 units	92	18.1%
5 to 19 units	11	2.2%
20 or more units	43	8.5%
Mobile home & other	28	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4281712
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 41.5864, -75.4037