Mocanaqua vs West Nanticoke

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

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

Mocanaqua has the higher population (641 vs 582 in West Nanticoke). West Nanticoke has the higher median household income ($75,380 vs $61,250 in Mocanaqua). West Nanticoke has the higher median home value ($114,400 vs $105,600 in Mocanaqua).

Population, income & housing

	Mocanaqua	West Nanticoke
Population	641	582
Median age	44.3 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$75,380
Median home value	$105,600	$114,400
Median gross rent	$957	$956
Housing units	349	281
Homeownership rate	60.6%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mocanaqua	West Nanticoke
Population	735 → 641 (-12.8%)	464 → 582 (+25.4%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $61,250 (+16.7%)	$52,788 → $75,380 (+42.8%)
Median home value	$73,000 → $105,600 (+44.7%)	$102,400 → $114,400 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $957 (+24.3%)	$658 → $956 (+45.3%)

Mocanaqua

Population

735641

Median household income

$52,500$61,250

Median home value

$73,000$105,600

Median gross rent

$770$957

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)

	Mocanaqua	West Nanticoke
Under 5	1.6%	2.1%
5 to 17	7.0%	13.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	13.1%
25 to 34	19.2%	5.8%
35 to 44	15.4%	20.3%
45 to 54	6.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	19.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	13.3%	10.5%
75 and over	9.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mocanaqua	West Nanticoke
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	73.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mocanaqua	West Nanticoke
No high school diploma	10.7%	7.5%
High school graduate	39.2%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mocanaqua	West Nanticoke
Drove alone	79.8%	75.2%
Carpooled	11.3%	18.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	6.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mocanaqua	West Nanticoke
1-unit, detached	64.2%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	15.2%	23.1%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mocanaqua	West Nanticoke
Poverty rate	14.7%	8.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	37	28
Median year structure built	1950	1950