Laurel Run vs West Nanticoke

A side-by-side comparison of Laurel Run and West Nanticoke: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Nanticoke has the higher population (582 vs 480 in Laurel Run). West Nanticoke has the higher median household income ($75,380 vs $58,125 in Laurel Run). West Nanticoke has the higher median home value ($114,400 vs $61,400 in Laurel Run).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel Run	West Nanticoke
Population	480	582
Median age	54.5 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$75,380
Median home value	$61,400	$114,400
Median gross rent	$1,321	$956
Housing units	227	281
Homeownership rate	94.0%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	18.3%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel Run	West Nanticoke
Population	573 → 480 (-16.2%)	464 → 582 (+25.4%)
Median household income	$53,125 → $58,125 (+9.4%)	$52,788 → $75,380 (+42.8%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $61,400 (-30.9%)	$102,400 → $114,400 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $1,321 (+99.2%)	$658 → $956 (+45.3%)

Laurel Run

Population

573480

Median household income

$53,125$58,125

Median home value

$88,800$61,400

Median gross rent

$663$1,321

West Nanticoke

Population

464582

Median household income

$52,788$75,380

Median home value

$102,400$114,400

Median gross rent

$658$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel Run	West Nanticoke
Under 5	1.9%	2.1%
5 to 17	11.3%	13.4%
18 to 24	6.0%	13.1%
25 to 34	3.5%	5.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	20.3%
45 to 54	16.7%	13.6%
55 to 64	23.3%	14.1%
65 to 74	21.0%	10.5%
75 and over	5.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel Run	West Nanticoke
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	73.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	9.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel Run	West Nanticoke
No high school diploma	10.8%	7.5%
High school graduate	43.0%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel Run	West Nanticoke
Drove alone	86.0%	75.2%
Carpooled	11.3%	18.6%
Public transit	1.1%	1.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel Run	West Nanticoke
1-unit, detached	48.5%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	23.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Laurel Run	West Nanticoke
Poverty rate	34.8%	8.8%
Average household size	2.27	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1979	1950