Exeter - Luzerne county

Population 5,955

Exeter, Pennsylvania

Exeter, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne county, is 10 miles SW of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 95 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. The town is in the Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton area. There are 5,955 residents in Exeter.

The People and Families of Exeter

In Exeter, about 52% of adults are married.

Women are better represented than men in Exeter. There are a lot of senior citizens in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Exeter had a median family income of $40,050.

Political Inclinations

Exeter folks tended to give their money ($4,000) to George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race. More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.

Exeter Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Exeter that were owner-occupied was 74%. The town housing had been constructed more recently than most towns of its size.

Commuting

In Exeter, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Exeter Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	5,955	100%
Male	2,718	45.6%
Female	3,237	54.4%
Under 18	1,252	21%
18+	4,703	79%
65+	1,242	20.9%
Median Age	40.9
Average Family Size	2.92
White	5,877	98.7%
African-American	29	0.5%
Asian	8	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	8	0.1%
Other	2	0%
Mixed Race	31	0.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	34	0.6%
Median Family Income (1999)	$40,050
Population In Poverty	500	8.5%

Exeter Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	25.1%
Polish	19.6%
Irish	12.8%
German	10.5%
Slovak	9.1%
Lithuanian	4.3%
English	3.7%
US/American	3.6%
Welsh	2.4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	2.3%
Dutch	1.9%
Russian	1.7%
Pennsylvania German	0.7%
Austrian	0.6%
Scottish	0.4%
Slavic	0.3%
Lebanese	0.2%
Eastern European	0.2%
French (except Basque)	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Scotch-Irish	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%