| Official Name: | Yatesville, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Yatesville |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Luzerne |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Greater Pittston |
| Government Type: | Borough Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1809 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1878 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.62 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.62 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.63 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.63 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 638 |
| Population Density Km2: | 376.29 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 974.48 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 41.3031°N -75.7817°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip code |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 639 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-86952 |
Yatesville is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The population was 638 as of the 2020 census.[2]
In 1809, Joel Hale built the first frame house in what is now known as Yatesville. Mr. Hale owned most of the borough site. On May 20, 1878, Yatesville broke away from Jenkins Township and became a borough. The first election for the new community was held in June. The first burgess was T. T. Hale.[3] [4]
Yatesville is located at 41.3031°N -75.7817°W (41.302947, -75.781651).[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6km2, all land. The borough is served by the Pittston Area School District.
At the 2000 census there were 649 people, 233 households, and 188 families in the borough. The population density was 1171.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 241 housing units at an average density of 434.9sp=usNaNsp=us. 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, 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 households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.11.
The age distribution was 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% 65 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 household income was $46,429 and the median family income 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.