Nuangola - Luzerne county

Population 671

Nuangola, Pennsylvania

Nuangola, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne county, is 24 miles SW of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 93 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is in the Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton area. There are 671 residents in Nuangola.

The People and Families of Nuangola

In Nuangola, about 61% of adults are married. When people think of Nuangola, they might picture couples and families, not singles.

Males are more numerous in the town than in most towns.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Nuangola had a median family income of $45,833. It's worth noting that college degrees are common in Nuangola.

Nuangola Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Nuangola that were owner-occupied was 90%. A nice place to visit? It seems so, since a larger share of the housing than in most places is for vacations and seasonal use. Cheap apartment rents is one thing Nuangola has going for it.

Commuting

In Nuangola, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Nuangola Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	671	100%
Male	349	52%
Female	322	48%
Under 18	143	21.3%
18+	528	78.7%
65+	85	12.7%
Median Age	40
Average Family Size	2.95
White	669	99.7%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	2	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	0	0%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	2	0.3%
Median Family Income (1999)	$45,833
Population In Poverty	80	11.8%

Nuangola Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
Polish	30.2%
German	12.1%
Italian	11.2%
Irish	9.1%
Welsh	9.1%
US/American	8%
English	4.1%
Ukrainian	2.8%
Pennsylvania German	2.5%
Lithuanian	2.1%
Slovak	1.2%
Dutch	1.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	1.2%
Russian	1.1%
Portuguese	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	0.7%
French (except Basque)	0.5%
European	0.4%
Czechoslovakian	0.4%
Swedish	0.4%
Slavic	0.4%
British	0.4%