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Population (year 2000): 6,475. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,227 (-3.8% change)
Males: 3,007 (46.4%), Females: 3,468 (53.6%)
Zip code:
18517
Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $30,661 (year 2000)
Median house value: $90,300 (year 2000)
Races in Taylor:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: Polish (25.3%), Italian (21.3%),
Irish (19.5%), German (13.4%), Welsh (8.8%), English (6.5%).
Land area: 5.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Taylor
- High school or higher: 77.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Taylor borough
- Never married: 26.3%
- Now married: 48.8%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 12.0%
- Divorced: 11.5%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -513 (-7.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Taylor:
- ALLIED SERVICES INST OF REHAB MEDICINE (about 5
miles; SCRANTON, PA)
- COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; SCRANTON,
PA)
- MOSES TAYLOR HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SCRANTON, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Taylor:
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 4 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 55 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 59
miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Taylor:
- WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 12 miles;
WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)
- SEAMANS FIELD (about 14 miles; FACTORYVILLE, PA; ID:
9N3)
- SKYHAVEN (about 18 miles; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; ID: 76N)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Taylor:
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 6 miles; SCRANTON, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
- MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,203)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,438)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about
45 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 51 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY;
FT enrollment: 11,498)
Public high school in Taylor:
- RIVERSIDE JSHS (Students: 743; Grades: 07 -
12)
Public primary/middle school in Taylor:
- RIVERSIDE EL SCH WEST (Students: 398; Grades:
KG - 05)
Library in Taylor:
- TAYLOR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$144,501; Location: 200 UNION ST; 26,431 books; 1,861
audio materials; 1,406 video materials; 76 serial
subscriptions)
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