Hazleton vs Lamont

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

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

Hazleton has the higher population (698 vs 503 in Lamont). Lamont has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $53,542 in Hazleton). Lamont has the higher median home value ($91,700 vs $80,100 in Hazleton).

Population, income & housing

	Hazleton	Lamont
Population	698	503
Median age	48.4 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,542	$56,250
Median home value	$80,100	$91,700
Median gross rent	$827	$836
Housing units	382	206
Homeownership rate	75.9%	76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	7.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hazleton	Lamont
Population	775 → 698 (-9.9%)	540 → 503 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$45,250 → $53,542 (+18.3%)	$48,333 → $56,250 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$82,000 → $80,100 (-2.3%)	$63,700 → $91,700 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$567 → $827 (+45.9%)	$646 → $836 (+29.4%)

Hazleton

Population

775698

Median household income

$45,250$53,542

Median home value

$82,000$80,100

Median gross rent

$567$827

Lamont

Population

540503

Median household income

$48,333$56,250

Median home value

$63,700$91,700

Median gross rent

$646$836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hazleton	Lamont
Under 5	5.6%	7.4%
5 to 17	13.0%	22.1%
18 to 24	10.2%	10.7%
25 to 34	10.6%	8.5%
35 to 44	8.5%	7.8%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.1%
55 to 64	17.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	13.5%	18.7%
75 and over	10.7%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hazleton	Lamont
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	84.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.6%
Asian	0.4%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.9%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hazleton	Lamont
No high school diploma	10.7%	11.0%
High school graduate	43.5%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	1.0%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hazleton	Lamont
Drove alone	74.1%	75.1%
Carpooled	18.4%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	3.6%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	0.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hazleton	Lamont
1-unit, detached	68.6%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.1%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Hazleton	Lamont
Poverty rate	18.1%	11.1%
Average household size	2.22	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	18	33
Median year structure built	1975	1952