Pittston vs West Hazleton

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

Pittston and West Hazleton 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 5,156 in West Hazleton). Pittston has the higher median household income ($47,525 vs $46,968 in West Hazleton). Pittston has the higher median home value ($114,900 vs $108,800 in West Hazleton).

Population, income & housing

	Pittston	West Hazleton
Population	7,618	5,156
Median age	38.5 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$47,525	$46,968
Median home value	$114,900	$108,800
Median gross rent	$755	$1,097
Housing units	3,951	1,844
Homeownership rate	48.4%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pittston	West Hazleton
Population	7,765 → 7,618 (-1.9%)	4,376 → 5,156 (+17.8%)
Median household income	$37,536 → $47,525 (+26.6%)	$41,444 → $46,968 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$92,400 → $114,900 (+24.4%)	$71,400 → $108,800 (+52.4%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $755 (+1.8%)	$906 → $1,097 (+21.1%)

Pittston

Population

7,7657,618

Median household income

$37,536$47,525

Median home value

$92,400$114,900

Median gross rent

$742$755

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)

	Pittston	West Hazleton
Under 5	4.9%	8.0%
5 to 17	14.2%	25.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	10.7%
25 to 34	21.8%	15.2%
35 to 44	8.6%	9.2%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.9%
55 to 64	14.8%	8.6%
65 to 74	10.8%	7.6%
75 and over	8.4%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pittston	West Hazleton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	23.2%
Black or African American	5.6%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.8%
Some other race	0.2%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	65.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pittston	West Hazleton
No high school diploma	5.9%	22.0%
High school graduate	43.4%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pittston	West Hazleton
Drove alone	78.4%	70.5%
Carpooled	9.3%	18.9%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	0.1%
Other means	0.4%	10.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pittston	West Hazleton
1-unit, detached	46.3%	43.5%
1-unit, attached	17.5%	29.9%
2 to 4 units	19.5%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	8.5%
20 or more units	11.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pittston	West Hazleton
Poverty rate	22.7%	24.4%
Average household size	2.10	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1946	1945