Dupont vs Luzerne

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

Dupont 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 2,545 in Dupont). Dupont has the higher median household income ($78,036 vs $39,257 in Luzerne). Dupont has the higher median home value ($142,100 vs $113,700 in Luzerne).

Population, income & housing

	Dupont	Luzerne
Population	2,545	2,720
Median age	46.1 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$78,036	$39,257
Median home value	$142,100	$113,700
Median gross rent	$970	$758
Housing units	1,329	1,579
Homeownership rate	66.1%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dupont	Luzerne
Population	2,692 → 2,545 (-5.5%)	2,817 → 2,720 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$46,744 → $78,036 (+66.9%)	$36,250 → $39,257 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$106,200 → $142,100 (+33.8%)	$87,700 → $113,700 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $970 (+31.3%)	$568 → $758 (+33.5%)

Dupont

Population

2,6922,545

Median household income

$46,744$78,036

Median home value

$106,200$142,100

Median gross rent

$739$970

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)

	Dupont	Luzerne
Under 5	1.1%	7.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	13.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.0%	7.0%
45 to 54	18.1%	14.4%
55 to 64	14.9%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.0%	15.5%
75 and over	7.9%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dupont	Luzerne
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dupont	Luzerne
No high school diploma	3.0%	12.7%
High school graduate	44.0%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dupont	Luzerne
Drove alone	88.2%	79.2%
Carpooled	5.0%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	5.4%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dupont	Luzerne
1-unit, detached	71.2%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.5%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dupont	Luzerne
Poverty rate	6.2%	21.8%
Average household size	2.17	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1946	1943