Exeter vs West Hazleton

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

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

Exeter has the higher population (5,514 vs 5,156 in West Hazleton). Exeter has the higher median household income ($49,432 vs $46,968 in West Hazleton). Exeter has the higher median home value ($132,500 vs $108,800 in West Hazleton).

Population, income & housing

	Exeter	West Hazleton
Population	5,514	5,156
Median age	50.8 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,432	$46,968
Median home value	$132,500	$108,800
Median gross rent	$1,026	$1,097
Housing units	2,856	1,844
Homeownership rate	78.6%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Exeter	West Hazleton
Population	5,549 → 5,514 (-0.6%)	4,376 → 5,156 (+17.8%)
Median household income	$50,764 → $49,432 (-2.6%)	$41,444 → $46,968 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$116,800 → $132,500 (+13.4%)	$71,400 → $108,800 (+52.4%)
Median gross rent	$759 → $1,026 (+35.2%)	$906 → $1,097 (+21.1%)

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

West Hazleton

Population

4,3765,156

Median household income

$41,444$46,968

Median home value

$71,400$108,800

Median gross rent

$906$1,097

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Exeter	West Hazleton
Under 5	2.5%	8.0%
5 to 17	17.1%	25.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	10.7%
25 to 34	7.2%	15.2%
35 to 44	11.0%	9.2%
45 to 54	8.6%	9.9%
55 to 64	19.6%	8.6%
65 to 74	13.2%	7.6%
75 and over	12.8%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Exeter	West Hazleton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	23.2%
Black or African American	5.3%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.8%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.1%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	65.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Exeter	West Hazleton
No high school diploma	7.6%	22.0%
High school graduate	43.2%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Exeter	West Hazleton
Drove alone	75.7%	70.5%
Carpooled	9.0%	18.9%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	0.1%
Other means	0.0%	10.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Exeter	West Hazleton
1-unit, detached	63.8%	43.5%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	29.9%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	8.5%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Exeter	West Hazleton
Poverty rate	12.8%	24.4%
Average household size	2.19	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1970	1945