Wallenpaupack Lake Estates is a

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and

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in Paupack Township, Wayne County in the U.S. State of

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. The community's population was 1,279 as of the 2010 United States Census.

Geography

According to the

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, the community has a total area of , of which is land and (19.31%) of which is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,279 people and 405 families residing in the community. The

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was . There were 1,415 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the community was 96.0%

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, 2.3% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian or

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, 0.3%

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. 0.4% of the community's inhabitants classified themselves as being from other races, and 0.8% identified as two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of any race made up 3.6% of the population. There were 537 households, 58.2% of which were

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living together (Pennsylvania did not start performing

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until May 20, 2014), and 23.8% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them. 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, while 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% of households were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, 9.8% of which consisted of an individual 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.70. The community's population was relatively age-diverse, with 18.5% of residents under the age of 18, 54.8% aged 18 to 64, and 26.7% aged 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.1 years. The median income for a household in the community was $53,046, and the median income for a family was $64,719. The median income for male full-time, year-round workers was $49,087, while similar females had a median income of $38,635. The

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for the community was $28,155. About 11.3% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the

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, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those ages 65 or over.

References

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