Hazleton vs Jesup

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

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

Jesup has the higher population (2,596 vs 698 in Hazleton). Jesup has the higher median household income ($89,297 vs $53,542 in Hazleton). Jesup has the higher median home value ($189,600 vs $80,100 in Hazleton).

Population, income & housing

	Hazleton	Jesup
Population	698	2,596
Median age	48.4 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,542	$89,297
Median home value	$80,100	$189,600
Median gross rent	$827	$937
Housing units	382	1,020
Homeownership rate	75.9%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hazleton	Jesup
Population	775 → 698 (-9.9%)	2,806 → 2,596 (-7.5%)
Median household income	$45,250 → $53,542 (+18.3%)	$72,500 → $89,297 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$82,000 → $80,100 (-2.3%)	$156,600 → $189,600 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$567 → $827 (+45.9%)	$595 → $937 (+57.5%)

Hazleton

Population

775698

Median household income

$45,250$53,542

Median home value

$82,000$80,100

Median gross rent

$567$827

Jesup

Population

2,8062,596

Median household income

$72,500$89,297

Median home value

$156,600$189,600

Median gross rent

$595$937

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hazleton	Jesup
Under 5	5.6%	7.9%
5 to 17	13.0%	20.0%
18 to 24	10.2%	10.7%
25 to 34	10.6%	13.1%
35 to 44	8.5%	15.6%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.9%
55 to 64	17.6%	7.7%
65 to 74	13.5%	9.6%
75 and over	10.7%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hazleton	Jesup
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	96.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.9%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hazleton	Jesup
No high school diploma	10.7%	3.6%
High school graduate	43.5%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	1.0%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hazleton	Jesup
Drove alone	74.1%	83.3%
Carpooled	18.4%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	7.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hazleton	Jesup
1-unit, detached	68.6%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	24.1%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Hazleton	Jesup
Poverty rate	18.1%	5.7%
Average household size	2.22	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1975	1972