Freeland vs West Pittston

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

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

West Pittston has the higher population (4,645 vs 3,830 in Freeland). West Pittston has the higher median household income ($62,431 vs $51,810 in Freeland). West Pittston has the higher median home value ($163,200 vs $97,100 in Freeland).

Population, income & housing

	Freeland	West Pittston
Population	3,830	4,645
Median age	38.3 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$51,810	$62,431
Median home value	$97,100	$163,200
Median gross rent	$904	$846
Housing units	1,863	2,274
Homeownership rate	51.2%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Freeland	West Pittston
Population	3,440 → 3,830 (+11.3%)	4,786 → 4,645 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$37,973 → $51,810 (+36.4%)	$53,443 → $62,431 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$85,700 → $97,100 (+13.3%)	$121,600 → $163,200 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $904 (+32.6%)	$728 → $846 (+16.2%)

Freeland

Population

3,4403,830

Median household income

$37,973$51,810

Median home value

$85,700$97,100

Median gross rent

$682$904

West Pittston

Population

4,7864,645

Median household income

$53,443$62,431

Median home value

$121,600$163,200

Median gross rent

$728$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Freeland	West Pittston
Under 5	7.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	15.7%	12.9%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.8%
25 to 34	16.7%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	16.0%
45 to 54	8.9%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.2%	9.5%
65 to 74	12.5%	12.7%
75 and over	5.0%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Freeland	West Pittston
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Freeland	West Pittston
No high school diploma	8.4%	1.7%
High school graduate	42.9%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Freeland	West Pittston
Drove alone	72.7%	76.7%
Carpooled	20.3%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Freeland	West Pittston
1-unit, detached	42.5%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	36.7%	18.6%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.8%
20 or more units	4.0%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Freeland	West Pittston
Poverty rate	21.1%	13.5%
Average household size	2.26	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1938	1938