Yatesville, Pennsylvania

Yatesville, Pennsylvania
Borough
Yatesville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Luzerne
Settled	1809
Incorporated	1878
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area
• Total	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
• Land	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	607
• Density	980/sq mi (380/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	570

Yatesville is a borough within the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 607 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Yatesville is located at (41.302947, -75.781651).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.62 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land. The borough is served by the Pittston Area School District.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	415		—
1890	414		−0.2%
1900	433		4.6%
1910	573		32.3%
1920	709		23.7%
1930	768		8.3%
1940	700		−8.9%
1950	565		−19.3%
1960	472		−16.5%
1970	407		−13.8%
1980	555		36.4%
1990	506		−8.8%
2000	649		28.3%
2010	607		−6.5%
Est. 2014	607		0.0%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 649 people, 233 households, and 188 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,171.1 people per square mile (455.6/km²). There were 241 housing units at an average density of 434.9 per square mile (169.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.69% White, 0.15% African American, and 0.15% from two or more races.

There were 233 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 80.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $46,429, and the median income for a family was $57,813. Males had a median income of $41,176 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,551. About 1.5% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.