Nanticoke.
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Pennsylvania·Luzerne County
4 tracts·11K people·$108K median·3,081/mi²
White 78 · Hispanic 11 · Black 9 · Multiracial 2 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Married couple 36 · Other 32 · Living alone 32
Health 52 · Retail 15 · Professional 11 · Manufacturing 8 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 28 · Sales · office 28 · Production · transport 22 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 31 · Work from home 10 · Walk 4 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Nanticoke is $108,100 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Nanticoke has 10,653 residents across 4 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.3; the population is 77.6% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Black, 2.3% Multiracial, 0.1% Other and 0.0% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 18.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.4% (Census ACS).
GNA El Ctr is the elementary school with reported scores (22%); Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr is the middle school with reported scores (28%); Greater Nanticoke Area SHS is the high school with reported scores (40%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $792/month, 50% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Nanticoke is $57,462 a year, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Nanticoke, median rent is $792/month and the median home value is $108,100 (Census ACS).
Nanticoke reported 1.7 violent crimes and 16.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 45 inches; snowfall averages 37 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Nanticoke are winter weather (81), cold wave (68) and lightning (66), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Nanticoke, 3.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).