Hazleton vs Rowley

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

Hazleton and Rowley 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 354 in Rowley). Rowley has the higher median household income ($60,417 vs $53,542 in Hazleton). Rowley has the higher median home value ($135,200 vs $80,100 in Hazleton).

Population, income & housing

	Hazleton	Rowley
Population	698	354
Median age	48.4 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,542	$60,417
Median home value	$80,100	$135,200
Median gross rent	$827	$1,016
Housing units	382	132
Homeownership rate	75.9%	84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hazleton	Rowley
Population	775 → 698 (-9.9%)	272 → 354 (+30.1%)
Median household income	$45,250 → $53,542 (+18.3%)	$57,083 → $60,417 (+5.8%)
Median home value	$82,000 → $80,100 (-2.3%)	$102,400 → $135,200 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$567 → $827 (+45.9%)	$525 → $1,016 (+93.5%)

Hazleton

Population

775698

Median household income

$45,250$53,542

Median home value

$82,000$80,100

Median gross rent

$567$827

Rowley

Population

272354

Median household income

$57,083$60,417

Median home value

$102,400$135,200

Median gross rent

$525$1,016

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hazleton	Rowley
Under 5	5.6%	3.1%
5 to 17	13.0%	13.8%
18 to 24	10.2%	19.2%
25 to 34	10.6%	9.3%
35 to 44	8.5%	7.9%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.2%
55 to 64	17.6%	17.5%
65 to 74	13.5%	14.1%
75 and over	10.7%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hazleton	Rowley
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	98.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
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%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hazleton	Rowley
No high school diploma	10.7%	4.0%
High school graduate	43.5%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	1.0%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hazleton	Rowley
Drove alone	74.1%	75.6%
Carpooled	18.4%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	13.2%
Other means	1.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hazleton	Rowley
1-unit, detached	68.6%	92.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.1%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Hazleton	Rowley
Poverty rate	18.1%	6.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1975	1968