Moving to Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania

Population: 1,881
Males: 904 (48.1%), Females: 977 (51.9%)

Luzerne County

Zip code: 18617

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $24,271
Median house value: $54,500

Population by Race

Races in Glen Lyon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Black (1.5%)

Ancestries: Polish (40.8%), Irish (15.5%), German (12.3%), Italian (10.3%), United States (7.4%), English (3.7%).

Elevation: 742 feet

Land area: 3.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Glen Lyon

  • High school or higher: 74.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glen Lyon CDP

  • Never married: 28.3%
  • Now married: 45.7%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

1.0% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Glen Lyon:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glen Lyon:

  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 28 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 57 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 58 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Glen Lyon:

  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 15 miles; HAZLETON, PA; Abbreviation: HZL)
  • WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 18 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Abbreviation: WBW)
  • SKYHAVEN (about 26 miles; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Abbreviation: 76N)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glen Lyon:

  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 28 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 34 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 49 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)