Jermyn - Lackawanna county

Population 2,287

Jermyn, Pennsylvania

Jermyn, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna county, is 10 miles NE of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 90 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. The town is in the Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton area. There are 2,287 residents in Jermyn.

The People and Families of Jermyn

In Jermyn, about 52% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Jermyn had a median family income of $39,740.

Political Inclinations

More campaign money flowed to the Democratic party than to competing parties.

Jermyn Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Jermyn that were owner-occupied was 72%. Homes in this community tend to be somewhat older than those in other areas. People on their own appreciate the studio and one-bedroom apartments in Jermyn.

Commuting

In Jermyn, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Jermyn Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,287	100%
Male	1,103	48.2%
Female	1,184	51.8%
Under 18	521	22.8%
18+	1,766	77.2%
65+	452	19.8%
Median Age	40.3
Average Family Size	3
White	2,252	98.5%
African-American	17	0.7%
Asian	9	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	5	0.2%
Other	1	0%
Mixed Race	3	0.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	8	0.3%
Median Family Income (1999)	$39,740
Population In Poverty	284	12.7%

Jermyn Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	18.3%
Polish	16.3%
German	14.9%
Irish	14.6%
English	9.4%
Russian	5.6%
Welsh	3.9%
Ukrainian	3.2%
US/American	2.5%
Czechoslovakian	1.7%
Slovak	1.4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	1%
Austrian	1%
Dutch	0.7%
French Canadian	0.7%
Lebanese	0.6%
Swiss	0.5%
Scottish	0.4%
Slovene	0.4%
Hungarian	0.4%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Croatian	0.3%
Slavic	0.3%
Portuguese	0.2%