Nanticoke, Pennsylvania demographics

Nanticoke, PA demographics: median age 39.3; 18.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Nanticoke city, Pennsylvania · Incorporated city · GEOID 4252584. The survey estimates a population of 10,653 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Nanticoke is 39.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.8 years. There are 4,415 households (±255). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.3 ±2.8	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,653
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	2,127 ±332	20.0% ±3.1 pp	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	2,526 ±358	23.7% ±3.4 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	4,177 ±422	39.2% ±4.0 pp	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	1,823 ±220	17.1% ±2.1 pp	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,653
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	5,344 ±276	50.2% ±2.6 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	5,309 ±276	49.8% ±2.6 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,653
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	8,422 ±598	79.1% ±5.6 pp	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,015 ±433	9.5% ±4.1 pp	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	6 ±10 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	525 ±320 · low precision	4.9% ±3.0 pp · low precision	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	685 ±246	6.4% ±2.3 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,653
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,494 ±421	89.1% ±3.9 pp	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,159 ±423	10.9% ±4.0 pp	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,415
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,575 ±182	35.7% ±3.6 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	273 ±110	6.2% ±2.5 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	835 ±172	18.9% ±3.7 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,407 ±282	31.9% ±6.1 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	325 ±105	7.4% ±2.3 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,415
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,256 ±154	28.4% ±3.1 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,159 ±327	71.6% ±6.1 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,415
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,407 ±282	31.9% ±6.1 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,396 ±216	31.6% ±4.5 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	839 ±155	19.0% ±3.3 pp	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	417 ±136	9.4% ±3.0 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	253 ±111	5.7% ±2.5 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	79 ±52 · low precision	1.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	24 ±32 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,653
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	10,198 ±244	95.7% ±2.3 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	455 ±244 · low precision	4.3% ±2.3 pp · low precision	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,132
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	9,009 ±445	88.9% ±4.2 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	840 ±337	8.3% ±3.3 pp	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	224 ±199 · low precision	2.2% ±2.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	35 ±37 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	13 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	11 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,602
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,102 ±240	14.5% ±3.1 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,003 ±350	39.5% ±4.3 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,296 ±241	17.0% ±3.1 pp	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	787 ±137	10.4% ±1.8 pp	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,065 ±239	14.0% ±3.1 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	349 ±103	4.6% ±1.3 pp	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,602
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	8,864 ±514	83.6% ±4.8 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	754 ±270	7.1% ±2.5 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	677 ±434 · low precision	6.4% ±4.1 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	270 ±140 · low precision	2.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	37 ±29 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.1% of Nanticoke residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 85.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Nanticoke	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.1% ±1.1 pp	5.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	85.8% ±0.2 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.6% ±1.8 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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