Waymart borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,226 ( 115 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.7 square miles
Population density: 455.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,061	86.54%	17.4%
Black:	43	3.51%	1333.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	3	0.24%	200.0%
2+ races:	39	3.18%	116.7%
Hispanic:	80	6.53%	166.7%

Total non-White:	165	13.46%	194.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-224	-20.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	109	9.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,341
1,285	95.82%
3	0.22%
4	0.30%
1	0.07%
18	1.34%
30	2.24%
56	4.18%

2000
1,429
1,409	98.60%
0	0.00%
2	0.14%
0	0.00%
2	0.14%
16	1.12%
20	1.40%

1990
1,337
1,331	99.55%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.45%
6	0.45%

1980
1,248
1,235	98.96%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.32%
n/a
9	0.72%
13	1.04%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-124	-8.7
36	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

78	5.8
14	1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

96	7.7
-7	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Waymart borough, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.0
338	27.6%
888	72.4%
316	25.8%

434
2.59

259	59.7%
173	66.8%
22	8.5%
175	40.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.8
304	22.7%
1,037	77.3%
289	21.6%

518
2.40

326	62.9%
221	67.8%
43	13.2%
192	37.1%

2000
Number	Percent
41.8
347	24.3%
1,082	75.7%
355	24.8%

488
2.59

344	70.5%
261	75.9%
43	12.5%
144	29.5%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
373	27.9%
964	72.1%
245	18.3%

457
2.81

345	75.5%
287	83.2%
29	8.4%
112	24.5%

1980
Number	Percent
35.3
364	29.2%
884	70.8%
241	19.3%

427
2.87

330	77.3%
277	83.9%
12	3.6%
97	22.7%

2022 Housing Data for Waymart borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	47	10.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	23	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	23	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	30	6.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	13	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	23	5.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	0.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	38	8.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	28	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	59	13.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	64	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	38	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	20	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	8	1.8%
$200,000 or more	5	1.2%

Median Household Income	50,568
Per Capita Income	23,962

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	36	8.3%
Public Assistance	29	6.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	106	24.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	377	65.8%
Unemployed	27	4.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	404	70.5%
Not in Labor Force	169	29.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	158	147	51.8%
Non-Profit	8	50	13.8%
Self-Employed	1	10	9.1%

Local Government	4	5	44.4%
State Government	3	0	100.0%
Federal Government	15	24	38.5%

Total Private + Self	159	157	50.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	30	79	27.5%
Total	189	236	44.5%

Pct. Govt.	12.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	47	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	72	16.9%
Professional, Technical	51	12.0%
Service Occupations	122	28.7%
All others	133	31.3%

White Collar		40.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	91	21.4%
Health care and social assistance	76	17.9%
Accommodation and food services	52	12.2%
Construction	47	11.1%
Manufacturing	33	7.8%
Public administration	27	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	19	4.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	17	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	15	3.5%
Educational services	15	3.5%
Other services	14	3.3%
Wholesale trade	7	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	3	0.7%
Utilities	3	0.7%
Information	2	0.5%
Finance and insurance	1	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	60	4.89%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	3	0.24%
Dominican	17	1.39%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	3	0.24%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,074	95.9%
Spanish	37	3.3%
Other Indo-European	9	0.8%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	228	18.6%
German	221	18.0%
English	122	10.0%
Italian	103	8.4%
Polish	90	7.3%
American	70	5.7%
Slovak	25	2.0%
Welsh	19	1.5%
Norwegian	10	0.8%
Austrian	9	0.7%
Swedish	9	0.7%
British	8	0.7%
Ukrainian	8	0.7%
Lithuanian	4	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	4	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,205	98.3%
Not a citizen	21	1.7%

Native	1,198	97.7%
Foreign-born	28	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	1.8%	74	9.1%	387	47.5%	239	29.4%	65	8.0%	34	4.2%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	1.8%
9-12 Years	74	9.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	387	47.5%
Some College	239	29.4%
Bach. Degree	65	8.0%
Grad Degree	34	4.2%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +73	R +70	R + 7.0%
D +3
2020 vs. 2012	R +152	R +175	R + 24.2%
D -23
2020 vs. 2008	R +125	R +160	R + 22.6%
D -35

2016 vs. 2008	R +52	R +90	R + 15.6%
D -38
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	447	69.6%	Joe Biden (D)	190	29.6%	5	0.8%	642	21	23	0.01%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	374	64.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	187	32.2%	19	3.3%	580	16	19	0.01%
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	295	57.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	213	41.6%	4	0.8%	512	11	10	0.01%
2008	53%	John McCain (R)	322	58.0%	Barack Obama (D)	225	40.5%	8	1.4%	555	14	12	0.01%
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	343	60.3%	John Kerry (D)	217	38.1%	9	1.6%	569	12	10	0.01%
2000	49%	George W. Bush (R)	292	54.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	210	39.4%	31	5.8%	533	8	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Waymart borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

190

29.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

447

69.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

642

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Waymart borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

187

32.2%

Donald Trump (R)

374

64.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

580

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Waymart borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

213

41.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

295

57.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

512

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Waymart borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

225

40.5%

John McCain (R)

322

58.0%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

555

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Waymart borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

343

60.3%

John Kerry (D)

217

38.1%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

569

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Waymart borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

292

54.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

210

39.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

533

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waymart borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	51%	Mehmet Oz (R)	327	62.8%	John Fetterman (D)	180	34.5%	14 [+]	2.7%	521	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 8 (1.5%); Richard Weiss (Green) 3 (0.6%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 2 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	50%	Doug Mastriano (R)	311	60.2%	Josh Shapiro (D)	192	37.1%	14 [+]	2.7%	517	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 6 (1.2%); Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 4 (0.8%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 3 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	46%	Lou Barletta (R)	283	60.3%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	177	37.7%	9 [+]	1.9%	469	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 5 (1.1%); Neal Gale (Green) 4 (0.9%);
2018	G	45%	Scott Wagner (R)	265	56.7%	Tom Wolf* (D)	196	42.0%	6 [+]	1.3%	467	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 4 (0.9%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2016	S3	56%	Pat Toomey* (R)	336	58.6%	Katie McGinty (D)	201	35.1%	36 [+]	6.3%	573	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 36 (6.3%);
2014	G	32%	Tom Wolf (D)	172	51.3%	Tom Corbett* (R)	163	48.7%	0	0.0%	335	4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	492
Median Value	$180,400

Occupied	434	88.2%
Vacant	58	11.8%

Owned	241	55.5%
Rented	193	44.5%
Median Rent	$857

Single-Family Units	316	64.2%
Detached	293	59.6%
Attached	23	4.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	72	14.6%
Mobile Homes	20	4.1%

Waymart borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waymart borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Waymart borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waymart borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Waymart borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waymart borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Waymart borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waymart borough, PA