TrucksvillePA
A town of 2,042.
Is Trucksville a good place to live?
We don’t grade Trucksville yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Trucksville for work
Where Trucksville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Steamtown National Historic Site and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Trucksville. Close and well known come first.
15 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
36 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
17 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
23 mi State parkHickory Run State Park12 mi Theme parkRocky Glen Park
35 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft verticalPhoto credits
Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Moving to Trucksville: who provides what
Trucksville is unincorporated, so Luzerne County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Trucksville.
Trucksville has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Three fifths of Trucksville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 17%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 89% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Trucksville’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
The income of the median household in Trucksville is $60,000. Most working residents leave Trucksville for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Trucksville has lost 66 jobs, to 399 in 2023. Also worth knowing: in Trucksville, 5.6% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Trucksville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trucksville has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The July high for Trucksville comes to 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer middle-aged adults than Pennsylvania overall
College graduates make up just over two in five adults 25 and older, against 35% across Pennsylvania. Adults 35 to 64 are nearly a third of residents (38% statewide); people 65 and older are 25% of residents (20% statewide). Trucksville’s midpoint age is 50 years.
| Trucksville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 36% and 70% women
The Census survey reached too few of Trucksville’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Trucksville | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 23.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 2.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 9.5% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.1% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Trucksville is
Trucksville: just over a fifth of adults get no exercise outside work, below both the Pennsylvania town median (24%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). Of 26 CDC measures, Trucksville beats the Pennsylvania average on 6 and trails it on 2. 14% of Trucksville adults report frequent mental distress.
| Trucksville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 4.8% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Trucksville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.4% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 13.6% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Trucksville sells for about $265K at the median
70% of households live in a home they own in Trucksville. In Trucksville, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,133 a month, against $1,115 a month in Pennsylvania’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
| Trucksville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 70% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,133 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Trucksville
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Trucksville
About 5 of every 100 Trucksville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Trucksville
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Trucksville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,152 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
Trucksville’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Trucksville.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucksville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shavertown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Trucksville and Shavertown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Trucksville with a neighbor →
Questions about Trucksville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Trucksville, PA a good place to live?
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