Nescopeck - Luzerne county

Population 1,528

Nescopeck, Pennsylvania

Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne county, is 38 miles SW of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 94 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton metropolitan area. Nescopeck contains a population of approximately 1,528.

The People and Families of Nescopeck

In Nescopeck, about 56% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Nescopeck had a median family income of $39,440.

Nescopeck Housing

Nescopeck has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 63% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. Housing stock in the town might be described as older since the age of the average home is on the high side. Nescopeck, among other things, is known as a good place for singles and couples to rent apartments.

Commuting

In Nescopeck, 94% of commuters drive to work. Start your engines: the good people of the town do a lot of driving.

Nescopeck Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,528	100%
Male	732	47.9%
Female	796	52.1%
Under 18	338	22.1%
18+	1,190	77.9%
65+	284	18.6%
Median Age	38.4
Average Family Size	2.92
White	1,501	98.2%
African-American	8	0.5%
Asian	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	5	0.3%
Other	5	0.3%
Mixed Race	6	0.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	19	1.2%
Median Family Income (1999)	$39,440
Population In Poverty	115	7.5%

Nescopeck Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
German	40.7%
US/American	9.5%
Italian	9%
English	8.5%
Pennsylvania German	6.4%
Irish	4.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.7%
Dutch	3.4%
Polish	2.9%
Welsh	1.5%
Scottish	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	1.4%
Ukrainian	1.3%
French (except Basque)	0.8%
Slovak	0.7%
Hungarian	0.6%
Swedish	0.5%
Norwegian	0.4%
Lebanese	0.4%
Czech	0.2%
British	0.2%
Greek	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Danish	0.2%