Nanticoke, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 10,199 (All urban)

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,502 (4,868 occupied: 3,011 owner occupied, 1,857 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1569 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $408 (lower quartile is $308, upper quartile is $509)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $436

Median gross rent in Nanticoke, PA in 2007: $522

Housing units in Nanticoke with a mortgage: 1,050 (130 second mortgage, 131 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,606

Nanticoke,PA index of house prices

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

Nanticoke:	$89,386
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,575 - $121,000

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $106,741
Here: $106,741
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $65,006
Here: $65,006
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $79,544
Here: $79,544
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,897
Here: $121,897
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $10,424
Here: $10,424
State: $211,072

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,747

In family households: 8,640 (2,110 male householders, 823 female householders)
2,138 spouses, 2,940 children (2,812 natural, 42 adopted, 86 stepchildren), 130 grandchildren, 93 brothers or sisters, 98 parents, 110 other relatives, 198 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,107 (738 male householders (653 living alone)), 1,156 female householders (1,044 living alone)), 213 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 234 (133 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,343 2-persons, 741 3-persons, 547 4-persons, 207 5-persons, 95 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,697 1-person, 191 2-persons, 6 4-persons.

1,354 married couples with children.
617 single-parent households (146 men, 471 women).

93.8% of residents of Nanticoke speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English well, 41% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 90 (0.8%)
(87.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 137 5 rooms: 413 6 rooms: 1,495 7 rooms: 424 8 rooms: 233 9 or more rooms: 284

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 93 2 rooms: 167 3 rooms: 247 4 rooms: 409 5 rooms: 300 6 rooms: 473 7 rooms: 81 8 rooms: 39 9 or more rooms: 48

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 50
1980 to 1989: 213
1970 to 1979: 624
1960 to 1969: 366
1950 to 1959: 326
1940 to 1949: 510
1939 or earlier: 3,385

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Nanticoke:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 26 2 bedrooms: 583 3 bedrooms: 1,984 4 bedrooms: 286 5 or more bedrooms: 120

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nanticoke:
	no bedroom: 106 1 bedroom: 436 2 bedrooms: 619 3 bedrooms: 615 4 bedrooms: 56 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Nanticoke in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 322 1 vehicle: 966 2 vehicles: 1,242 3 vehicles: 361 4 vehicles: 112 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Nanticoke in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 609 1 vehicle: 827 2 vehicles: 352 3 vehicles: 53 4 vehicles: 10 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Nanticoke, PA:

Less than $10,000: 10
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 41
$30,000 to $34,999: 54
$35,000 to $39,999: 41
$40,000 to $49,999: 149
$50,000 to $59,999: 214
$60,000 to $69,999: 237
$70,000 to $79,999: 233
$80,000 to $89,999: 423
$90,000 to $99,999: 343
$100,000 to $124,999: 493
$125,000 to $149,999: 191
$150,000 to $174,999: 127
$175,000 to $199,999: 91
$200,000 to $249,999: 100
$250,000 to $299,999: 25
$300,000 to $399,999: 3
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Nanticoke rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Nanticoke:

Less than $100: 37 people
$100 to $149: 33
$150 to $199: 67
$200 to $249: 138
$250 to $299: 133
$300 to $349: 152
$350 to $399: 183
$400 to $449: 212
$450 to $499: 196
$500 to $549: 149
$550 to $599: 122
$600 to $649: 81
$650 to $699: 27
$700 to $749: 10
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 1
$900 to $999: 9
$1,000 to $1,249: 8
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 180

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 25 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 32

Nanticoke, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.7%
Number of people working at home: 84 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 161
5 to 9 minutes: 637
10 to 14 minutes: 646
15 to 19 minutes: 663
20 to 24 minutes: 975
25 to 29 minutes: 406
30 to 34 minutes: 456
35 to 39 minutes: 81
40 to 44 minutes: 59
45 to 59 minutes: 140
60 to 89 minutes: 124
90 or more minutes: 93

Nanticoke mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,547 (78%)
Carpooled: 614 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 78 (2%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 169 (4%)
Other means: 25 (1%)
Worked at home: 84 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 833
$10,000 to $14,999: 585
$15,000 to $19,999: 385
$20,000 to $24,999: 509
$25,000 to $29,999: 356
$30,000 to $34,999: 321
$35,000 to $39,999: 300
$40,000 to $44,999: 267
$45,000 to $49,999: 249
$50,000 to $59,999: 327
$60,000 to $74,999: 331
$75,000 to $99,999: 235
$100,000 to $124,999: 97
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 10

First ancestries reported:

Polish: 4851

German: 918

Irish: 786

Italian: 618

Slovak: 385

Welsh: 357

English: 325

United States or American: 269

Lithuanian: 205

Other groups: 201

Ukrainian: 200

Pennsylvania German: 123

Russian: 122

Dutch: 106

Arab:: 29

Scottish: 29

Czech: 26

French (except Basque): 24

Lebanese: 22

Swedish: 18

Slavic: 17

Portuguese: 14

Yugoslavian: 13

Slovene: 12

British: 8

Finnish: 8

Egyptian: 7

Scotch-Irish: 7

Greek: 7

Austrian: 7

Hungarian: 6

Czechoslovakian: 6

European: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Poland (30%)
Korea (28%)
Italy (14%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (14%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Germany (7%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 9908
Northeast: 564
Midwest: 97
South: 223
West: 58

69% of Nanticoke residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 33
7th and 8th grade: 169
9th grade: 129
10th grade: 202
11th grade: 114
12th grade, no diploma: 104
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,492
Less than 1 year of college: 205
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 341
Associate degree: 262
Bachelor's degree: 339
Master's degree: 131
Professional school degree: 18
Doctorate degree: 23

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 48
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 58
7th and 8th grade: 310
9th grade: 220
10th grade: 278
11th grade: 174
12th grade, no diploma: 111
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,769
Less than 1 year of college: 325
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 377
Associate degree: 358
Bachelor's degree: 197
Master's degree: 91
Professional school degree: 65
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,920
Black householders: $43,984
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $101,484
Asian householders: $54,012
Two or more races householders: $20,869
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $9,394

Nanticoke household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Nanticoke household income for Asian householders

Nanticoke household income for Two or more races householders

Nanticoke household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Nanticoke marital status for males

Nanticoke marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $88,313
Black or African American householders: $100,508
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $251,272
Asian householders: $301,526
Two or more races householders: $16,751

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,969
One, attached: 719
Two: 673
3 or 4: 517
5 to 9: 224
10 to 19: 66
20 to 49: 41
50 or more: 290
Mobile homes: 3

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Nanticoke:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (66%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Electricity (13%) Coal or coke (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (71%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Coal or coke (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 243

Here:	24.0%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 50

Here:	8.6%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 58

Here:	21.2%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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