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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of West Nanticoke is $26,748, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. West Nanticoke median household income is $53,839. On average West Nanticoke residents spend 23.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #584

West Nanticoke, PA	26,748 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Nanticoke, PA	35,380 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Nanticoke, PA	40,486 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Nanticoke, PA	29,022 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #555

West Nanticoke, PA	53,839 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

West Nanticoke, PA	60,066 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

West Nanticoke, PA	15.78%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The West Nanticoke, PA median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Pennsylvania and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	West Nanticoke, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.82%	$3,815, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.76%	$16,552, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.30%	$0, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.98%	$15,836, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

West Nanticoke, PA	62,500 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

West Nanticoke, PA	66,343 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	West Nanticoke, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$53,839, see rank	$56,327	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	West Nanticoke, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
25 to 44	$66,563, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,750, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$40,750, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	West Nanticoke, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	640, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	324, 50.63%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	234, 72.22%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	234, 72.22%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	224, 95.73%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	10, 4.27%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	90, 27.78%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	316, 49.38%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	196, 62.03%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	196, 62.03%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	196, 100.00%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	120, 37.97%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	West Nanticoke, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	414, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	356, 85.99%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	14, 3.38%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	25, 6.04%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	3, 0.72%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	16, 3.86%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

West Nanticoke, PA	23.9 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	West Nanticoke, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	420	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	224, 53.33%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	53, 23.66%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	63, 28.13%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16, 7.14%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 6.25%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	30, 13.39%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	34, 15.18%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	196, 46.67%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	72, 36.73%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	26, 13.27%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	86, 43.88%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 2.55%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7, 3.57%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	West Nanticoke, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	420, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5, 1.19%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	34, 8.10%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	34, 8.10%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	29, 6.90%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	47, 11.19%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	22, 5.24%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	4, 0.95%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	29, 6.90%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	35, 8.33%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	97, 23.10%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	23, 5.48%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	37, 8.81%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	24, 5.71%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	West Nanticoke, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	54	7.08%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	9	3.95%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.