Nicholson vs Noxen

A side-by-side comparison of Nicholson and Noxen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Noxen has the higher population (656 vs 628 in Nicholson). Nicholson has the higher median household income ($66,111 vs $55,000 in Noxen). Nicholson has the higher median home value ($185,900 vs $169,500 in Noxen).

Population, income & housing

	Nicholson	Noxen
Population	628	656
Median age	33.4 yrs	53.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,111	$55,000
Median home value	$185,900	$169,500
Median gross rent	$729	$798
Housing units	278	324
Homeownership rate	76.7%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	7.9%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	17.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nicholson	Noxen
Population	670 → 628 (-6.3%)	552 → 656 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$56,964 → $66,111 (+16.1%)	$48,500 → $55,000 (+13.4%)
Median home value	$142,700 → $185,900 (+30.3%)	$112,500 → $169,500 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $729 (-7.8%)	$758 → $798 (+5.3%)

Nicholson

Population

670628

Median household income

$56,964$66,111

Median home value

$142,700$185,900

Median gross rent

$791$729

Noxen

Population

552656

Median household income

$48,500$55,000

Median home value

$112,500$169,500

Median gross rent

$758$798

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nicholson	Noxen
Under 5	5.9%	3.5%
5 to 17	23.4%	13.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	5.5%
25 to 34	14.6%	15.9%
35 to 44	14.6%	7.5%
45 to 54	8.8%	6.9%
55 to 64	8.6%	12.0%
65 to 74	11.9%	22.1%
75 and over	3.7%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nicholson	Noxen
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	95.3%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
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	3.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nicholson	Noxen
No high school diploma	5.6%	16.3%
High school graduate	42.7%	54.2%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nicholson	Noxen
Drove alone	78.0%	75.5%
Carpooled	12.9%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	7.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nicholson	Noxen
1-unit, detached	77.3%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Nicholson	Noxen
Poverty rate	19.1%	10.6%
Average household size	2.60	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1938	1950