COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sheatown vs Nanticoke
PLACE A
Sheatown, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Sheatown is 94% smaller than Nanticoke. Sheatown earns more, with a median household income $3,413 higher. Sheatown has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 2%).
SHEATOWNNANTICOKEDIFFERENCE
Total population61410,712−94% vs Nanticoke
Population density1,1973,099−1,902
Population growth14.2%1.6%+12.6 pts
Median age43.039.3+3.7
Male46.4%50.2%−3.7 pts
Female53.6%49.8%+3.7 pts
Foreign-born9.0%4.3%+4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.0%77.6%+13.4 pts
Black0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.0%10.9%−1.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Median household income$60,875$57,462+$3,413
Per capita income$42,295$29,767+$12,528
Poverty rate18.7%19.4%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5410.444+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher50.1%18.6%+31.5 pts
Graduate degree19.0%4.6%+14.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%7.7%−4.1 pts
Labor force participation52.5%60.3%−7.9 pts
Median home value$124,600$108,100+$16,500
Median gross rent$684$792−$108
Owner-occupied76.4%55.5%+20.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.9%13.0%−9.1 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%41.4%+58.6 pts
Average commute25.021.4+3.6
Worked from home26.6%9.3%+17.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024