Ashley vs Luzerne

A side-by-side comparison of Ashley and Luzerne: population, income, housing, and more.

Ashley and Luzerne are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Luzerne has the higher population (2,720 vs 2,599 in Ashley). Ashley has the higher median household income ($46,655 vs $39,257 in Luzerne). Luzerne has the higher median home value ($113,700 vs $82,800 in Ashley).

Population, income & housing

	Ashley	Luzerne
Population	2,599	2,720
Median age	38.1 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,655	$39,257
Median home value	$82,800	$113,700
Median gross rent	$897	$758
Housing units	1,262	1,579
Homeownership rate	60.7%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashley	Luzerne
Population	2,731 → 2,599 (-4.8%)	2,817 → 2,720 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$34,224 → $46,655 (+36.3%)	$36,250 → $39,257 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$64,600 → $82,800 (+28.2%)	$87,700 → $113,700 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$737 → $897 (+21.7%)	$568 → $758 (+33.5%)

Ashley

Population

2,7312,599

Median household income

$34,224$46,655

Median home value

$64,600$82,800

Median gross rent

$737$897

Luzerne

Population

2,8172,720

Median household income

$36,250$39,257

Median home value

$87,700$113,700

Median gross rent

$568$758

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashley	Luzerne
Under 5	12.2%	7.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	9.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	9.4%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	7.0%
45 to 54	5.6%	14.4%
55 to 64	18.9%	14.2%
65 to 74	6.8%	15.5%
75 and over	9.2%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashley	Luzerne
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	91.6%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.9%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashley	Luzerne
No high school diploma	9.5%	12.7%
High school graduate	45.1%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashley	Luzerne
Drove alone	82.4%	79.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	2.4%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	8.6%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashley	Luzerne
1-unit, detached	38.5%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	19.8%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	23.5%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashley	Luzerne
Poverty rate	38.2%	21.8%
Average household size	2.28	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1938	1943