Sugar Notch

Population: 977
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $121,100

Sugar Notch, a community in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, has 977 residents. The median household income of $56,250 is below the Luzerne County median ($62,321).

From 2019 to 2023, Sugar Notch's population grew 1.8% from 960 to 977, while its median home value rose 29.4% from $93,600 to $121,100.

18.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 977
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $121,100
Median gross rent: $879
Housing units: 509
Homeownership rate: 59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

960977

Median household income

$67,250$56,250

Median home value

$93,600$121,100

Median gross rent

$788$879

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	960	$67,250	$93,600	$788
2020	966	$62,679	$86,500	$763
2021	968	$61,250	$80,400	$809
2022	917	$62,450	$108,300	$843
2023	977	$56,250	$121,100	$879

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5416.1%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	1.9%
5 to 17	187	19.1%
18 to 24	53	5.4%
25 to 34	144	14.7%
35 to 44	129	13.2%
45 to 54	157	16.1%
55 to 64	156	16.0%
65 to 74	91	9.3%
75 and over	41	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	935	95.7%
Black or African American	6	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	10	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate41.1%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	95	13.2%
High school graduate	295	41.1%
Some college or associate's	199	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	83	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	46	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	353	79.3%
Carpooled	29	6.5%
Public transit	1	0.2%
Walked	10	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	49	11.0%
Other means	3	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	98	24.7%
15 to 29 min	156	39.4%
30 to 44 min	54	13.6%
45 to 59 min	66	16.7%
60+ min	22	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 25.1% (245 of 977)

	Count	Share
Family households	253	64.1%
Nonfamily households	142	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	395	77.6%
Vacant	114	22.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	235	59.5%
Renter-occupied	160	40.5%

1-unit, detached51.9%

1-unit, attached30.8%

2 to 4 units15.3%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	264	51.9%
1-unit, attached	157	30.8%
2 to 4 units	78	15.3%
5 to 19 units	7	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4275072
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.99 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1939, -75.9314