West Hazleton vs West Pittston

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

West Hazleton 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 Hazleton has the higher population (5,156 vs 4,645 in West Pittston). West Pittston has the higher median household income ($62,431 vs $46,968 in West Hazleton). West Pittston has the higher median home value ($163,200 vs $108,800 in West Hazleton).

Population, income & housing

	West Hazleton	West Pittston
Population	5,156	4,645
Median age	30.7 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,968	$62,431
Median home value	$108,800	$163,200
Median gross rent	$1,097	$846
Housing units	1,844	2,274
Homeownership rate	60.4%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Hazleton	West Pittston
Population	4,376 → 5,156 (+17.8%)	4,786 → 4,645 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$41,444 → $46,968 (+13.3%)	$53,443 → $62,431 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$71,400 → $108,800 (+52.4%)	$121,600 → $163,200 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,097 (+21.1%)	$728 → $846 (+16.2%)

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

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)

	West Hazleton	West Pittston
Under 5	8.0%	7.2%
5 to 17	25.7%	12.9%
18 to 24	10.7%	8.8%
25 to 34	15.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	9.2%	16.0%
45 to 54	9.9%	12.6%
55 to 64	8.6%	9.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	12.7%
75 and over	4.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Hazleton	West Pittston
White (non-Hispanic)	23.2%	92.2%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.8%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	65.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Hazleton	West Pittston
No high school diploma	22.0%	1.7%
High school graduate	42.6%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Hazleton	West Pittston
Drove alone	70.5%	76.7%
Carpooled	18.9%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.1%	7.7%
Other means	10.4%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Hazleton	West Pittston
1-unit, detached	43.5%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	29.9%	18.6%
2 to 4 units	18.1%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	West Hazleton	West Pittston
Poverty rate	24.4%	13.5%
Average household size	3.25	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1945	1938