18.4% of Nanticoke, PA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 36.0% greater than the poverty level of 11.8% across the entire state of Pennsylvania. 11.2% of high school graduates and 36.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 41.0% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 66.5%. For comparison, it was 23.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Nanticoke, PA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Nanticoke:
18.4%
Whole state:
11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Nanticoke:
9.6%
Whole state:
5.7%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Nanticoke:
41.0%
Pennsylvania:
21.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Nanticoke:
46.7%
Pennsylvania:
27.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
66.5%
Residents above poverty level:
23.9%
Poverty by age in Nanticoke, PA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Nanticoke,PA (percentage below poverty level)
15.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
50.0%6 to 11 years
45.0%12 to 14 years
4.0%15 years
21.0%16 and 17 years
3.0%18 to 24 years
6.0%25 to 34 years
16.0%35 to 44 years
7.0%45 to 54 years
13.0%55 to 64 years
5.0%65 to 74 years
13.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Nanticoke,PA (percentage below poverty level)
17.6%Under 5 years
44.4%5 years
47.2%6 to 11 years
17.7%12 to 14 years
7.4%15 years
1.1%16 and 17 years
21.5%18 to 24 years
22.6%25 to 34 years
25.9%35 to 44 years
5.5%45 to 54 years
35.9%55 to 64 years
15.7%65 to 74 years
36.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Nanticoke,PA (% below half of poverty level)
7.1%Under 6 years
27.1%6 to 11 years
21.9%12 to 17 years
1.8%18 to 24 years
4.4%25 to 34 years
12.3%35 to 44 years
3.8%45 to 54 years
10.7%55 to 64 years
4.2%65 to 74 years
11.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Nanticoke, PA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nanticoke, PA (%)
14.0%White
12.0%Black
100.0%American Indian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
23.0%Other race
50.0%2+ races
31.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nanticoke, PA (absolute numbers)
1,135White
80Black
10American Indian
0Native Hawaiian
155Other race
5342+ races
384Hispanic
18.9%Below poverty level
81.1%Above poverty level
14.3%Below poverty level
85.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Nanticoke, PA
Children below poverty level:
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania:
32.8%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Nanticoke:
11.2%
Pennsylvania:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Nanticoke:
36.8%
Pennsylvania:
25.0%
13.9%Married-couple family
26.1%Male, no wife present
60.0%Female, no husband present
2.0%Worked full-time, year-round
19.7%Worked part-time
78.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
51.0%One full-time, other didn't work
12.2%Both worked part-time
12.2%One part-time, other didn't work
24.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
2.8%1980 to 1989
2.4%1970 to 1979
4.3%1960 to 1969
2.4%1950 to 1959
4.3%1940 to 1949
83.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.3%1999 to 2000
0.5%1995 to 1998
1.1%1990 to 1994
5.0%1980 to 1989
10.4%1970 to 1979
4.1%1960 to 1969
3.7%1950 to 1959
7.5%1940 to 1949
67.4%1939 or earlier
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