Nuangola

Population: 743
Median household income: $82,000
Median home value: $244,100

Nuangola is a community in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, home to 743 residents. At $82,000, its median household income sits above Luzerne County's $62,321.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nuangola's population grew 6.3% from 699 to 743, while its median home value rose 41.9% from $172,000 to $244,100.

97.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 743
Median age: 46.5 yrs
Median household income: $82,000
Median home value: $244,100
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 406
Homeownership rate: 88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

699743

Median household income

$74,167$82,000

Median home value

$172,000$244,100

Median gross rent

$1,292$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	699	$74,167	$172,000	$1,292
2020	690	$73,750	$175,000	$1,075
2021	677	$73,472	$194,000	$1,125
2022	712	$77,778	$220,300	$877
2023	743	$82,000	$244,100	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7416.0%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	3.6%
5 to 17	80	10.8%
18 to 24	82	11.0%
25 to 34	58	7.8%
35 to 44	111	14.9%
45 to 54	85	11.4%
55 to 64	101	13.6%
65 to 74	119	16.0%
75 and over	80	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	709	95.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	1.3%
High school graduate	173	31.2%
Some college or associate's	165	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	135	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	74	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	281	73.2%
Carpooled	32	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	67	17.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	44	13.9%
15 to 29 min	177	55.8%
30 to 44 min	58	18.3%
45 to 59 min	13	4.1%
60+ min	25	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 5.1% (38 of 743)

	Count	Share
Family households	209	67.9%
Nonfamily households	99	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	308	75.9%
Vacant	98	24.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	272	88.3%
Renter-occupied	36	11.7%

1-unit, detached97.5%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	396	97.5%
1-unit, attached	4	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4255752
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.18 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 41.1584, -75.9780