Hazleton vs Patoka

A side-by-side comparison of Hazleton and Patoka: population, income, housing, and more.

Hazleton and Patoka are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Patoka has the higher population (887 vs 240 in Hazleton). Patoka has the higher median household income ($61,136 vs $51,250 in Hazleton). Patoka has the higher median home value ($92,300 vs $70,800 in Hazleton).

Population, income & housing

	Hazleton	Patoka
Population	240	887
Median age	27.5 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$61,136
Median home value	$70,800	$92,300
Median gross rent	—	$886
Housing units	139	403
Homeownership rate	75.4%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hazleton	Patoka
Population	369 → 240 (-35.0%)	1,210 → 887 (-26.7%)
Median household income	$45,278 → $51,250 (+13.2%)	$40,068 → $61,136 (+52.6%)
Median home value	$59,200 → $70,800 (+19.6%)	$45,500 → $92,300 (+102.9%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $727 (+12.9%)	$700 → $886 (+26.6%)

Hazleton

Population

369240

Median household income

$45,278$51,250

Median home value

$59,200$70,800

Median gross rent

$644$727

Patoka

Population

1,210887

Median household income

$40,068$61,136

Median home value

$45,500$92,300

Median gross rent

$700$886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hazleton	Patoka
Under 5	5.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.8%	23.9%
18 to 24	20.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	9.2%	16.5%
35 to 44	9.6%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	7.4%
55 to 64	7.9%	14.5%
65 to 74	11.3%	4.4%
75 and over	5.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hazleton	Patoka
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	86.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	8.8%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hazleton	Patoka
No high school diploma	7.5%	15.4%
High school graduate	38.3%	46.4%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hazleton	Patoka
Drove alone	92.7%	83.9%
Carpooled	4.8%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hazleton	Patoka
1-unit, detached	73.4%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.6%	28.5%

Poverty & households

	Hazleton	Patoka
Poverty rate	7.1%	19.7%
Average household size	2.11	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1948	1971