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Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne county, is 22 miles SW of Scranton, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 97 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The city is part of the Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 10,955 people people live in Nanticoke.
In Nanticoke, about 47% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Nanticoke, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in the city.
Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in Nanticoke. Its large mature (over 65) population grounds the city nicely.
In 2000, Nanticoke had a median family income of $35,444.
In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($11) in Nanticoke than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Nanticoke, about 62% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The average year in which most residences in the city were built is earlier than in most places.
In Nanticoke, 92% of commuters drive to work.
Comparing Nanticoke to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):
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