Exeter vs Nanticoke

A side-by-side comparison of Exeter and Nanticoke: population, income, housing, and more.

Exeter and Nanticoke are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nanticoke has the higher population (10,610 vs 5,514 in Exeter). Nanticoke has the higher median household income ($60,340 vs $49,432 in Exeter). Exeter has the higher median home value ($132,500 vs $103,800 in Nanticoke).

Population, income & housing

	Exeter	Nanticoke
Population	5,514	10,610
Median age	50.8 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,432	$60,340
Median home value	$132,500	$103,800
Median gross rent	$1,026	$787
Housing units	2,856	5,109
Homeownership rate	78.6%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Exeter	Nanticoke
Population	5,549 → 5,514 (-0.6%)	10,304 → 10,610 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$50,764 → $49,432 (-2.6%)	$42,735 → $60,340 (+41.2%)
Median home value	$116,800 → $132,500 (+13.4%)	$80,300 → $103,800 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$759 → $1,026 (+35.2%)	$667 → $787 (+18.0%)

Exeter

Population

5,5495,514

Median household income

$50,764$49,432

Median home value

$116,800$132,500

Median gross rent

$759$1,026

Nanticoke

Population

10,30410,610

Median household income

$42,735$60,340

Median home value

$80,300$103,800

Median gross rent

$667$787

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Exeter	Nanticoke
Under 5	2.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.1%	15.1%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.4%
25 to 34	7.2%	14.2%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	8.6%	13.7%
55 to 64	19.6%	12.5%
65 to 74	13.2%	11.5%
75 and over	12.8%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Exeter	Nanticoke
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	78.9%
Black or African American	5.3%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Exeter	Nanticoke
No high school diploma	7.6%	12.9%
High school graduate	43.2%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Exeter	Nanticoke
Drove alone	75.7%	73.6%
Carpooled	9.0%	14.8%
Public transit	1.9%	0.8%
Walked	5.4%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Exeter	Nanticoke
1-unit, detached	63.8%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	18.3%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	16.3%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	4.1%
20 or more units	2.2%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Exeter	Nanticoke
Poverty rate	12.8%	17.7%
Average household size	2.19	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1970	1945