Black Creek TownshipPA
A town settled in 1833, now home to 1,967 people.
Is Black Creek Township a good place to live?
The best of Black Creek Township’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a C− for schools. Black Creek Township’s median age is 52.6 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. Only 71 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score lower on civic life. Black Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
95% of working residents leave Black Creek Township for work
Where Black Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Black Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Black Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Black Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Black Creek Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Black Creek Township.
Black Creek Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Hazle Township (15%), West Hazleton (9%) and Butler Township (5%). The share of residents in Black Creek Township who live below the poverty line: 2.3%. Jobs in Black Creek Township grew by 52 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 131. For Black Creek Township, the mean commuting time is 27 minutes.
| Black Creek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Black Creek Township skews older than Pennsylvania
Among adults 25 and older, 28% have a four-year degree or more, against 35% across Pennsylvania. People 65 and older are a third of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 15% of residents are under 18 in Black Creek Township. The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Black Creek Township at 1,967 residents, up 3.6% since 2020.
| Black Creek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.5 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Black Creek Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.7% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
On CDC estimates, Black Creek Township is healthier than seven in ten U.S. towns
13% of Black Creek Township adults report frequent physical distress. This Pennsylvania town beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. In Black Creek Township, four in five adults had a checkup this year, and 17% say their health is fair or poor.
| Black Creek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Black Creek Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.3% | 14.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 69.1% | 64.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Black Creek Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The peak summer temperature in Black Creek Township is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Protected land: 9.7% of Black Creek Township
There are 7.3 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. Black Creek Township’s concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Black Creek Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Black Creek High School Alumni Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Black Creek Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Since 1981, Black Creek Township has seen 8 flood insurance claims paid out. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 58% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Black Creek Township break down as 79% from inland flooding and 8% from cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Black Creek Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Black Creek Township
About 0 of every 100 Black Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Black Creek Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Black Creek Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,904 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 25 sq mi
Black Creek Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Black Creek Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Creek Township | — | — | B | — | C− | B+ |
| Sugarloaf Township | #630 | B | C− | A− | C− | B+ |
| Nescopeck Township | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Beaver Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hazle Township | #1024 | D | B− | — | C− | D |
Black Creek Township and Nescopeck Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Black Creek Township, Nescopeck Township and Hazle Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Beaver Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Black Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Black Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Black Creek Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.