Exeter vs Pittston

A side-by-side comparison of Exeter and Pittston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pittston has the higher population (7,618 vs 5,514 in Exeter). Exeter has the higher median household income ($49,432 vs $47,525 in Pittston). Exeter has the higher median home value ($132,500 vs $114,900 in Pittston).

Population, income & housing

	Exeter	Pittston
Population	5,514	7,618
Median age	50.8 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,432	$47,525
Median home value	$132,500	$114,900
Median gross rent	$1,026	$755
Housing units	2,856	3,951
Homeownership rate	78.6%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Exeter	Pittston
Population	5,549 → 5,514 (-0.6%)	7,765 → 7,618 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$50,764 → $49,432 (-2.6%)	$37,536 → $47,525 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$116,800 → $132,500 (+13.4%)	$92,400 → $114,900 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	$759 → $1,026 (+35.2%)	$742 → $755 (+1.8%)

Exeter

Population

5,5495,514

Median household income

$50,764$49,432

Median home value

$116,800$132,500

Median gross rent

$759$1,026

Pittston

Population

7,7657,618

Median household income

$37,536$47,525

Median home value

$92,400$114,900

Median gross rent

$742$755

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Exeter	Pittston
Under 5	2.5%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.1%	14.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.4%
25 to 34	7.2%	21.8%
35 to 44	11.0%	8.6%
45 to 54	8.6%	10.3%
55 to 64	19.6%	14.8%
65 to 74	13.2%	10.8%
75 and over	12.8%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Exeter	Pittston
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	82.4%
Black or African American	5.3%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Exeter	Pittston
No high school diploma	7.6%	5.9%
High school graduate	43.2%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Exeter	Pittston
Drove alone	75.7%	78.4%
Carpooled	9.0%	9.3%
Public transit	1.9%	1.5%
Walked	5.4%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	8.0%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Exeter	Pittston
1-unit, detached	63.8%	46.3%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	17.5%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	19.5%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	4.4%
20 or more units	2.2%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Exeter	Pittston
Poverty rate	12.8%	22.7%
Average household size	2.19	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1970	1946