Nescopeck

Population: 1,475
Median household income: $60,625
Median home value: $159,800

Located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Nescopeck is a community with a population of 1,475. At $60,625, its median household income sits in line with Luzerne County's $62,321.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nescopeck's population declined 6.1% from 1,570 to 1,475, while its median home value rose 47.7% from $108,200 to $159,800.

19.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,475
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $60,625
Median home value: $159,800
Median gross rent: $848
Housing units: 782
Homeownership rate: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5701,475

Median household income

$50,250$60,625

Median home value

$108,200$159,800

Median gross rent

$808$848

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,570	$50,250	$108,200	$808
2020	1,613	$49,323	$126,900	$773
2021	1,472	$55,809	$133,500	$787
2022	1,426	$59,779	$151,800	$852
2023	1,475	$60,625	$159,800	$848

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over14.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	130	8.8%
5 to 17	216	14.6%
18 to 24	98	6.6%
25 to 34	180	12.2%
35 to 44	165	11.2%
45 to 54	145	9.8%
55 to 64	167	11.3%
65 to 74	158	10.7%
75 and over	216	14.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,395	94.6%
Black or African American	13	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	27	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate44.7%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	4.6%
High school graduate	461	44.7%
Some college or associate's	318	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	134	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	71	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	573	83.5%
Carpooled	22	3.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	29	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	62	9.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	210	33.7%
15 to 29 min	264	42.3%
30 to 44 min	86	13.8%
45 to 59 min	21	3.4%
60+ min	43	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 7.4% (109 of 1,468)

	Count	Share
Family households	377	55.7%
Nonfamily households	300	44.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	677	86.6%
Vacant	105	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	476	70.3%
Renter-occupied	201	29.7%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units24.0%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	515	65.9%
1-unit, attached	43	5.5%
2 to 4 units	188	24.0%
5 to 19 units	19	2.4%
20 or more units	3	0.4%
Mobile home & other	14	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4252984
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 41.0530, -76.2123