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Population in July 2007: 10,246. Population change since 2000: -6.1%
 

Males: 4,784  (46.7%)
Females: 5,462  (53.3%)
Median resident age:  42.7 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18634.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,394 (it was $26,169 in 2000)
Nanticoke:  $32,394
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,386 (it was $66,700 in 2000)
Nanticoke:  $89,386
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $101,154; Detached houses: $106,741; Townhouses or other attached units: $65,006; In 2-unit structures: $79,544; In 3 to 4-unit structures: $121,897; In 5 to 9-unit structures: $10,424
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Races in Nanticoke:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Nanticoke: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Polish (49.7%), German (13.0%), Irish (10.8%), Italian (8.4%), Welsh (6.4%), Slovak (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1926

Elevation: 540 feet

Land area: 3.51 square miles.

Population density: 2922 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Nanticoke

  • High school or higher: 75.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nanticoke city

  • Never married: 27.7%
  • Now married: 48.3%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 13.9%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

90 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Nanticoke to the number of sex offenders is 2049 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Nanticoke:  1.5% ($994)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
Nanticoke satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (27.1 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (101.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Nuangola borough, PA (3.3 miles ), Warrior Run borough, PA (3.3 miles ), Plymouth borough, PA (4.6 miles ), Sugar Notch borough, PA (4.7 miles ), Glen Lyon, PA (5.4 miles ), Mountain Top, PA (6.3 miles ), Larksville borough, PA (6.4 miles ), Ashley borough, PA (6.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $41,000
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $41,000
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $106,700
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $48,700
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $89,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $145,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $145,000
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $141,500
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $141,500
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $195,600

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Latitude: 41.20 N, Longitude: 76.00 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,546 (-14.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 912 (20.2%)

Area code: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: -1,790 (-14.0%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (29%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)


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Crime in Nanticoke by Year
Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.09.50.0
Rapes 00155445
    per 100,000 0.00.09.145.446.837.938.148.1
Robberies 0710931096
    per 100,000 0.060.091.281.828.194.685.857.7
Assaults 415518182226
    per 100,000 36.08.645.645.4168.4170.3209.7250.2
Burglaries 27185044584484119
    per 100,000 242.9154.3456.2399.9542.8416.4800.71145.2
Thefts 264222169225262218241307
    per 100,000 2375.21903.01542.02044.72451.82062.82297.22954.5
Auto thefts 1417121415152016
    per 100,000 126.0145.7109.5127.2140.4141.9190.6154.0
Arson 26505252
    per 100,000 18.051.445.60.046.818.947.719.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 129.3118.3146.2189.9226.8215.7280.4316.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.17
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania

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Nanticoke-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 16% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.0 miles away from the Nanticoke city center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 7/6/1984, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 11.8 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Nanticoke:
  • MERCY SPECIAL CARE HOSPITAL (128 WEST WASHINGTON STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Nanticoke:
  • JOHN HEINZ INST OF REHAB MEDICINE (about 9 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
  • FIRST HOSPITAL WYOMING VALLEY (about 10 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nanticoke:
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 22 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 55 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 58 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Nanticoke:
  • WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 12 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)
  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 15 miles; HAZLETON, PA; ID: HZL)
  • SKYHAVEN (about 23 miles; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; ID: 76N)

Operable nuclear power plants near Nanticoke:
  • 20 miles: Susquehanna 1 and 2 in Berwick, PA.

College/University in Nanticoke:
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 3,582; Location: 1333 S PROSPECT ST; Public; Website: www.luzerne.edu)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Nanticoke:
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 28 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 33 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 53 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 53 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
Public high school in Nanticoke:
Public elementary/middle schools in Nanticoke:
Private elementary/middle schools in Nanticoke:
  • POPE JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC SCH (Students: 352; Location: 518 SOUTH HANOVER STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
  • THE LEARNING STATION (Students: 80; Location: 133 ALDEN ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Nanticoke:
  • MILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $183,123; Location: 495 EAST MAIN ST; 48,444 books; 478 audio materials; 1,083 video materials; 130 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.9%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.7%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  15.8%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  5.0%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Nanticoke, PA


People in group quarters in Nanticoke
  • 106 people in nursing homes
  • 74 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 12 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 10 people in unknown juvenile institutions


Nanticoke compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Nanticoke (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: Nanticoke Branch at 75 North Market Street, branch established on 1952-08-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,418.0 mil, Deposits: $25,942.5 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 412 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • First National Community Bank: Nanticoke Branch at 194 South Market Street, branch established on 2002-04-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,184.5 mil, Deposits: $921.7 mil, headquarters in Dunmore, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: First National Community Bancorp Inc
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Market Street Branch at 600 South Market Street, branch established on 1977-01-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • Omega Bank: Nanticoke Branch at 35 East Main Street, branch established on 1904-07-21. Info updated 2006-07-10: Bank assets: $1,790.5 mil, Deposits: $1,332.4 mil, headquarters in Huntingdon, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 71 total offices, Holding Company: Omega Financial Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Luzerne County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (68%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Coal or coke (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 3$5,756$23,0240$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$3,763
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$775
Housing and Community Development(Local) 3$5,978$23,9120$0
Streets and Highways 9$19,926$26,5680$0
Firefighters 10$28,782$34,5380$0
Police - Other 1$1,450$17,4000$0
Police Protection - Officers 14$42,066$36,0570$0
Totals for Government 40$103,958$31,1877$4,538



3.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.58%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)
Luzerne County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lackawanna County, PA  0.40% ($33,529 average AGI)
from Columbia County, PA  0.17% ($30,034)
from Schuylkill County, PA  0.14% ($31,690)


3.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.63%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)
Luzerne County:  0.02%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lackawanna County, PA  0.35% ($39,731 average AGI)
to Columbia County, PA  0.20% ($30,057)
to Schuylkill County, PA  0.19% ($31,150)


Strongest AM radio stations in Nanticoke:
  • WNAK (730 AM; 1 kW; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: SEVEN-THIRTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Nanticoke:
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSFX (89.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
  • WRGN (88.1 FM; SWEET VALLEY, PA; Owner: GOSPEL MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • W218AX (91.5 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: GOSPEL MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Nanticoke:
  • WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • W67DE (Channel 67; NEWPORT, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
  • W68CE (Channel 68; SHICKSHINNY, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • W54BO (Channel 54; KINGSTON, PA; Owner: KATHY POTERA)


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