Sugar Notch - Luzerne county

Population 1,023

Sugar Notch, Pennsylvania

Sugar Notch, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne county, is 20 miles SW of Scranton, Pennsylvania and 95 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is considered part of the Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton metropolitan area. Sugar Notch has a population of 1,023.

The People and Families of Sugar Notch

In Sugar Notch, about 50% of adults are married.

Sugar Notch benefits from the stability of its large group of senior citizens.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Sugar Notch had a median family income of $38,906.

Political Inclinations

Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Sugar Notch Housing

About 76% of housing units in Sugar Notch are owner-occupied. Much of the housing in the town has been around for years.

Commuting

In Sugar Notch, 95% of commuters drive to work.

Sugar Notch Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,023	100%
Male	492	48.1%
Female	531	51.9%
Under 18	199	19.5%
18+	824	80.5%
65+	222	21.7%
Median Age	41.8
Average Family Size	2.97
White	1,017	99.4%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	1	0.1%
Mixed Race	4	0.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	3	0.3%
Median Family Income (1999)	$38,906
Population In Poverty	94	9.3%

Sugar Notch Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
Polish	34.2%
Irish	20.9%
Italian	8.1%
German	7.3%
Welsh	5.7%
Lithuanian	4.7%
Slovak	4%
English	2.5%
Ukrainian	2.1%
US/American	1.8%
Russian	1.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	1.3%
French (except Basque)	1%
Croatian	1%
Swedish	0.7%
Dutch	0.7%
Syrian	0.6%
Pennsylvania German	0.4%
West Indian	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
Australian	0.3%
Greek	0.2%