Wampum Borough, Pennsylvania

Wampum Borough is a borough located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, in the Northeastern Region (Mid-Atlantic) of United States. Wampum Borough had an official population of 678 in 2000. The July 2008 population estimate is 623, making it Pennsylvania's 389th smallest. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.96 square miles (2.49 square kilometre), of which, 0.92 square miles (2.38 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 746th largest in terms of geographical size.

As of the census of 2000, there were 678 people in the borough, organized into 290 households, and 183 families living in the borough. The population density was 736.1 people per square mile (284.21/kmē), it is the 334th least densely populated borough in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There were 310 housing units at an average density of 337 per square mile (130.12/kmē). The average household size was 2.34 people, and the average family size was 2.99 people. In the borough the population was spread out, with 23% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males. The median age of the borough's population was 41.8 years, The median age of males and females living in Wampum Borough was 39.7 and 44.1 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the borough was 658 White, 12 Black or African American, 1 American Indian, 3 Asian, Native Hawaiian, 4 from two or more races and Ohter races.

Wampum borough Pennsylvania Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Wampum borough Pennsylvania School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Wampum Borough Pennsylvania GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the borough was $29205, it is the 332nd poorest borough in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the borough was $36094, making it the 311th lowest borough by median family income in Pennsylvania. The per capita income for the borough was $15598, making its Pennsylvania's 414th lowest borough by per capita income. The median income is $19875, The median income for males was $22750 versus $16172 for females.

In 2000, 161 pupils and students, of which 50.93% are male and 49.07% are female, 23.75% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 10.56% nursery or pri school, 3.11% kindergarten, 49.07% elementary school, 26.09% high school and 11.18% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census678
April 2000 Estimate678
July 2000 Estimate677
July 2001 Estimate667
July 2002 Estimate660
July 2003 Estimate655
July 2004 Estimate647
July 2005 Estimate640
July 2006 Estimate632
July 2007 Estimate628
July 2008 Estimate623
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school41317
Kindergarten235
Elementary school423779
High school251742
College or graduate school9918
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Wampum borough, Pennsylvania$29205$36094$15598
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania$33152$41463$16835
Pennsylvania, United States$40106$49184$20880
United States$41994$50046$21587