Nanticoke

Population: 10,610
Median household income: $60,340
Median home value: $103,800

Nanticoke is a community in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, home to 10,610 residents. Its median household income of $60,340 runs in line with the Luzerne County figure of $62,321.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nanticoke's population grew 3.0% from 10,304 to 10,610, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $80,300 to $103,800.

19.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,610
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $60,340
Median home value: $103,800
Median gross rent: $787
Housing units: 5,109
Homeownership rate: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,30410,610

Median household income

$42,735$60,340

Median home value

$80,300$103,800

Median gross rent

$667$787

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,304	$42,735	$80,300	$667
2020	10,296	$45,310	$80,700	$656
2021	10,588	$49,937	$84,600	$699
2022	10,606	$56,238	$95,800	$760
2023	10,610	$60,340	$103,800	$787

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	594	5.6%
5 to 17	1,607	15.1%
18 to 24	893	8.4%
25 to 34	1,503	14.2%
35 to 44	1,303	12.3%
45 to 54	1,458	13.7%
55 to 64	1,324	12.5%
65 to 74	1,217	11.5%
75 and over	711	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,371	78.9%
Black or African American	856	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	213	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,147	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	970	12.9%
High school graduate	3,010	40.0%
Some college or associate's	2,098	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,054	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	384	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.8%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,463	73.6%
Carpooled	696	14.8%
Public transit	38	0.8%
Walked	149	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	327	7.0%
Other means	31	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,328	30.3%
15 to 29 min	2,163	49.4%
30 to 44 min	563	12.9%
45 to 59 min	124	2.8%
60+ min	199	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 17.7% (1,846 of 10,416)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,674	61.3%
Nonfamily households	1,686	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,360	85.3%
Vacant	749	14.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,543	58.3%
Renter-occupied	1,817	41.7%

1-unit, detached55.2%

1-unit, attached18.3%

2 to 4 units16.3%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,821	55.2%
1-unit, attached	934	18.3%
2 to 4 units	832	16.3%
5 to 19 units	212	4.1%
20 or more units	304	6.0%
Mobile home & other	6	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4252584
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 41.2005, -75.9997