Nicholson vs Tunkhannock

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

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

Tunkhannock has the higher population (1,665 vs 628 in Nicholson). Nicholson has the higher median household income ($66,111 vs $54,821 in Tunkhannock). Nicholson has the higher median home value ($185,900 vs $182,600 in Tunkhannock).

Population, income & housing

	Nicholson	Tunkhannock
Population	628	1,665
Median age	33.4 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,111	$54,821
Median home value	$185,900	$182,600
Median gross rent	$729	$824
Housing units	278	906
Homeownership rate	76.7%	54.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nicholson	Tunkhannock
Population	670 → 628 (-6.3%)	1,763 → 1,665 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$56,964 → $66,111 (+16.1%)	$42,760 → $54,821 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$142,700 → $185,900 (+30.3%)	$137,500 → $182,600 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $729 (-7.8%)	$746 → $824 (+10.5%)

Nicholson

Population

670628

Median household income

$56,964$66,111

Median home value

$142,700$185,900

Median gross rent

$791$729

Tunkhannock

Population

1,7631,665

Median household income

$42,760$54,821

Median home value

$137,500$182,600

Median gross rent

$746$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nicholson	Tunkhannock
Under 5	5.9%	3.8%
5 to 17	23.4%	15.9%
18 to 24	8.4%	4.4%
25 to 34	14.6%	15.1%
35 to 44	14.6%	8.9%
45 to 54	8.8%	15.7%
55 to 64	8.6%	11.1%
65 to 74	11.9%	16.9%
75 and over	3.7%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nicholson	Tunkhannock
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	92.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.0%
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%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nicholson	Tunkhannock
No high school diploma	5.6%	10.2%
High school graduate	42.7%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nicholson	Tunkhannock
Drove alone	78.0%	70.5%
Carpooled	12.9%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	18.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.8%
Worked from home	5.6%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nicholson	Tunkhannock
1-unit, detached	77.3%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	18.9%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	9.3%
20 or more units	7.2%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nicholson	Tunkhannock
Poverty rate	19.1%	23.4%
Average household size	2.60	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1938	1938