Editing Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 957
|1890= 1655
|1970= 3338
|1980= 3346
|1990= 3364
|2000= 3288
|2010= 3349
|2020= 3336
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

=== 2010 census ===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 3,349 people, 1,440 households, and 864 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|155.04|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,701 housing units at an average density of {{convert|78.75|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.2%  [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.95% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.90% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 1,440 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the borough the population was spread over all age groups, with 18.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $35,902, and the median income for a family was $41,855. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $19,291 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $16,820. About 2.0% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 23.4% of those age 65 or over.

=== 2020 census ===
As of the 2020 census, there were 3,336 people, 1,626 housing units, and 1,215 families. The racial makeup was 91.0% [[White Americans|White]] (3,038 people), 2.3% [[African Americans|African American]] (79), 0.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] (6), 0.3% [[Asian Americans|Asian]] (13), 2.3% some other race (79), and 3.6% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.8% (162).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Nesquehoning_borough;_Pennsylvania?g=160XX00US4253088 |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The ancestry was 38.0% [[German Americans|German]], 20.8% [[Irish Americans|Irish]], 17.4% [[Italian Americans|Italian]], 5.2% [[English Americans|English]], 5.0% [[Dutch Americans|Dutch]], 4.2% [[Polish Americans|Polish]], 4.1% [[Slovak Americans|Slovak]], 2.6% [[Ukrainian Americans|Ukrainian]], 2.2% [[Hungarian Americans|Hungarian]], and 1.5% [[Russian Americans|Russian]].<ref name=":0" />

The median age was 38.0 years old. 20.0% of the population were older than 65, with 12.9% between the ages of 65 and 74, 5.7% between the ages of 75 and 84 years old, and 1.4% were 85 or older. 19.4% of under 18 years old, with 2.3% under 5, 12.6% between 5 and 14, and 4.5% between 15 and 17.<ref name=":0" />

The median household income was $45,450, with families having $68,000, married couples having $72,287, and non-families having $25,089. 14.5% of the population were in poverty, with 20.6% of people under 18, 10.8% between 18 and 64, and 19.3% of people over 65 were in poverty.<ref name=":0" />

Lake Hauto was built for a power plant. The dam was built  to cool off the generators but by the 1970s the power plant was not efficient, so  as a result the plant closed down in mid 1977.Today Lake Hauto is a private lake community.