West Pittston, PA
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None of the households in West Pittston, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
Most people in West Pittston, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.3 minutes. The average car ownership in West Pittston, PA was 2 cars per household.
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In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,082 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 90,229 and China with 69,880.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in West Pittston, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The economy of West Pittston, PA employs 2.5k people. The largest industries in West Pittston, PA are Health Care & Social Assistance (482 people), Retail Trade (283 people), and Educational Services (240 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($90,972), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,667), and Public Administration ($83,750).
Males in Pennsylvania have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $62,610. The income inequality in Pennsylvania (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in West Pittston, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (416 people), Management Occupations (293 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (228 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of West Pittston, PA.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in West Pittston, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (482 people), Retail Trade (283 people), and Educational Services (240 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West Pittston, PA, though some of these residents may live in West Pittston, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,292), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,972), and Public Administration ($83,750).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,965), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,772), and Manufacturing ($36,581).
As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).
John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
In 2022, 0.733% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.743% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (3.5M), Bachelors Degree (1.98M), and Some college (1.83M).
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
People in West Pittston, PA have an average commute time of 17.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in West Pittston, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in West Pittston, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
The following map shows all of the places in West Pittston, PA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).
The following chart displays the households in West Pittston, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.
In 2022, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2023, 76.7% of workers in West Pittston, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.7%) and those who worked at home (7.7%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in West Pittston, PA have a shorter commute time (17.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in West Pittston, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in West Pittston, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in West Pittston, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in West Pittston, PA have 2 cars.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West Pittston, PA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in West Pittston, PA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
91.9% of the population of West Pittston, PA has health coverage, with 49.4% on employee plans, 14.7% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 14% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Luzerne County, PA see 1273 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.547% decrease from the previous year (1280 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1538 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 821 patients per year.
Primary care physicians in Luzerne County, PA see an average of 1,273 patients per year. This represents a 0.547% decrease from the previous year (1,280 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Luzerne County, PA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.4% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in West Pittston, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
