CITY · 1990 CENSUS

West Wyomissing

Pennsylvania · 3,190 residents · 0.81 sq mi

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With 3,190 people, West Wyomissing is a city in Pennsylvania. At a median age of 43.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 2.9%, under the national 13.2%. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The average commute runs 16 minutes.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,190

+6%vs 2000

vs 3,016 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

43.0

−1%vs 2000

vs 43.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.81 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.4%(140)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.6%(148)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(199)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.3%(138)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(161)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(478)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(408)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(369)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.4%(395)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.9%(476)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.5%(239)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(39)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,494

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,553 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,883

−29%vs 2000

vs $20,969 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$78,100

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$448

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $638 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.7%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.5% in 2000

12.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(2,843)

Black1%(31)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(93)

Asian0.5%(16)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(3,143)

Black0.2%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian1.3%(40)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.8%(126)

Dominican2.6%(84)

South American1.8%(58)

Colombian1.8%(58)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(10)

Ancestry

German35.7%(1,173)

Polish12.8%(421)

Italian11%(361)

Irish10.3%(340)

English8.4%(276)

American5.4%(179)

Subsaharan African5.4%(179)

Greek2.2%(74)

Welsh1.8%(59)

French1.6%(51)

Swedish1%(33)

Turkish1%(32)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.8%(26)

Slovak0.8%(25)

Hungarian0.7%(24)

Swiss0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.0%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.0 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 14.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.5%(367)

Married64.6%(802)

Widowed2.1%(26)

Divorced3.8%(47)

Women 15+

Never married31.4%(510)

Married43.7%(710)

Widowed14%(227)

Divorced10.9%(177)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 6.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.4%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 74.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.1%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.0%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.1%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 82.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.2%(24)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.1%(45)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 132 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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