COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nicholson vs Scranton
PLACE A
Nicholson, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Nicholson is 99% smaller than Scranton. Nicholson earns more, with a median household income $16,605 higher. Scranton has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -9%).
NICHOLSONSCRANTONDIFFERENCE
Total population72675,514−99% vs Scranton
Population density6272,984−2,357
Population growth-9.3%0.3%−9.6 pts
Median age36.237.2−1.0
Male46.0%49.2%−3.2 pts
Female54.0%50.8%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%12.6%−12.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.4%64.9%+30.5 pts
Black1.4%6.6%−5.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%17.9%−17.5 pts
Asian0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Other2.7%5.3%−2.6 pts
Median household income$67,344$50,739+$16,605
Per capita income$27,366$28,347−$981
Poverty rate22.3%23.0%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3660.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%23.1%−1.9 pts
Graduate degree3.2%9.2%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%5.4%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation70.9%55.5%+15.4 pts
Median home value$164,700$158,100+$6,600
Median gross rent$758$1,048−$290
Owner-occupied78.7%49.9%+28.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%14.8%−2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households26.8%48.0%−21.3 pts
Average commute30.219.3+10.8
Worked from home5.6%9.0%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured2.9%7.7%−4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025