Bangor vs Nazareth

A side-by-side comparison of Bangor and Nazareth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nazareth has the higher population (6,032 vs 5,158 in Bangor). Bangor has the higher median household income ($63,542 vs $57,551 in Nazareth). Nazareth has the higher median home value ($236,900 vs $167,100 in Bangor).

Population, income & housing

	Bangor	Nazareth
Population	5,158	6,032
Median age	36.3 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,542	$57,551
Median home value	$167,100	$236,900
Median gross rent	$1,049	$1,186
Housing units	2,234	3,204
Homeownership rate	61.8%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bangor	Nazareth
Population	5,208 → 5,158 (-1.0%)	5,699 → 6,032 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$40,071 → $63,542 (+58.6%)	$56,349 → $57,551 (+2.1%)
Median home value	$160,900 → $167,100 (+3.9%)	$194,600 → $236,900 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $1,049 (+10.4%)	$957 → $1,186 (+23.9%)

Bangor

Population

5,2085,158

Median household income

$40,071$63,542

Median home value

$160,900$167,100

Median gross rent

$950$1,049

Nazareth

Population

5,6996,032

Median household income

$56,349$57,551

Median home value

$194,600$236,900

Median gross rent

$957$1,186

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bangor	Nazareth
Under 5	3.9%	3.1%
5 to 17	25.4%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	4.5%
25 to 34	9.6%	13.9%
35 to 44	15.6%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.9%	8.4%
55 to 64	10.3%	16.2%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.6%
75 and over	5.7%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bangor	Nazareth
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	80.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bangor	Nazareth
No high school diploma	10.9%	6.9%
High school graduate	41.9%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bangor	Nazareth
Drove alone	82.9%	79.2%
Carpooled	11.2%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	9.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bangor	Nazareth
1-unit, detached	46.9%	35.8%
1-unit, attached	25.0%	17.6%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	25.1%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	9.9%
20 or more units	5.4%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bangor	Nazareth
Poverty rate	10.3%	15.9%
Average household size	2.59	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1938	1938