| Vandling, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Vandling |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.6339°N -75.4694°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lackawanna |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.40 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.31 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.40 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.31 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1365 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 730 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 728 |
| Population Density Km2: | 207.34 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 536.94 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip Code |
| Postal Code: | 18421 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-79792 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Vandling is a borough in the northeastern corner of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 730 at the 2020 census.[2] It is located immediately south of Forest City (population 1,911), which is in Susquehanna County.
Vandling is located at (41.633771, -75.469578).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.4km2, all land.
As of the 2010 Census,[4] there were 751 people, 309 households, and 203 families residing in the borough. The population density was 577.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 340 housing units at an average density of 102.1 per square kilometer; (261.5 per square mile;). The racial makeup of the borough was 96% White, 1.3% Black, 0.7% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.5% from some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.
There were 309 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 60.4% from 18 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years.
The median income for a household in the borough was $37,212, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $32,250 versus $24,444 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,748. About 3.4% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
Forest City Regional School District is a Preschool-12th grade public school district serving residents of Vandling Borough.