COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ashley vs Nanticoke
PLACE A
Ashley, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Ashley is 75% smaller than Nanticoke. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Nanticoke has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -7%).
ASHLEYNANTICOKEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,62710,712−75% vs Nanticoke
Population density2,8163,099−283
Population growth-7.0%1.6%−8.5 pts
Median age37.039.3−2.3
Male52.5%50.2%+2.3 pts
Female47.5%49.8%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born10.6%4.3%+6.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.9%77.6%−4.7 pts
Black2.3%9.0%−6.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.6%10.9%+12.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.2%2.4%−1.2 pts
Median household income$56,500$57,462−$962
Per capita income$31,426$29,767+$1,659
Poverty rate23.9%19.4%+4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.444Even
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%18.6%−4.7 pts
Graduate degree7.6%4.6%+3.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%7.7%−5.9 pts
Labor force participation61.5%60.3%+1.2 pts
Median home value$97,200$108,100−$10,900
Median gross rent$1,071$792+$279
Owner-occupied67.7%55.5%+12.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.3%13.0%+9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households50.4%41.4%+9.0 pts
Average commute17.021.4−4.4
Worked from home13.5%9.3%+4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.6%1.0%−0.4 pts
Uninsured8.1%3.1%+5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025