 About 11.5% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.Nanticoke is located at (41.199514, -75.999119).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.05%, is water.