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Nicholson - Wyoming county

Population 713

Nicholson, Pennsylvania

Nicholson, Pennsylvania, in Wyoming county, is 16 miles N of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 103 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. The town has a population of 713.

The People and Families of Nicholson

In Nicholson, about 58% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Nicholson had a median family income of $37,167.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 election, George W. Bush was the top Presidential fund-raiser in Nicholson ($4,000). Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Nicholson Housing

About 79% of housing units in Nicholson are owner-occupied. Much of the housing in the town has been around for years.

Commuting

In Nicholson, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Nicholson Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	713	100%
Male	347	48.7%
Female	366	51.3%
Under 18	184	25.8%
18+	529	74.2%
65+	107	15%
Median Age	37.1
Average Family Size	3.14
White	705	98.9%
African-American	1	0.1%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	5	0.7%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	1	0.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.1%
Median Family Income (1999)	$37,167
Population In Poverty	67	9.6%

Nicholson Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
English	19.1%
German	18.4%
Polish	11.6%
Welsh	8.6%
Irish	8.4%
Italian	5.8%
US/American	4.9%
Scottish	3.2%
French (except Basque)	3.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.2%
Lebanese	2.1%
European	1.7%
Pennsylvania German	1.1%
Slovak	0.9%
Ukrainian	0.9%
Dutch	0.9%
Lithuanian	0.8%
Swiss	0.8%
Czech	0.8%
Russian	0.6%
Greek	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	0.6%
Scandinavian	0.4%
Hungarian	0.4%
Norwegian	0.4%
French Canadian	0.4%
Slovene	0.4%