Hawley vs Honesdale

A side-by-side comparison of Hawley and Honesdale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Honesdale has the higher population (4,465 vs 1,104 in Hawley). Hawley has the higher median household income ($46,693 vs $38,469 in Honesdale). Honesdale has the higher median home value ($180,600 vs $173,500 in Hawley).

Population, income & housing

	Hawley	Honesdale
Population	1,104	4,465
Median age	49.6 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,693	$38,469
Median home value	$173,500	$180,600
Median gross rent	$1,004	$1,094
Housing units	681	2,314
Homeownership rate	47.8%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawley	Honesdale
Population	1,195 → 1,104 (-7.6%)	4,292 → 4,465 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$37,550 → $46,693 (+24.3%)	$38,606 → $38,469 (-0.4%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $173,500 (+29.7%)	$121,900 → $180,600 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $1,004 (+29.4%)	$699 → $1,094 (+56.5%)

Hawley

Population

1,1951,104

Median household income

$37,550$46,693

Median home value

$133,800$173,500

Median gross rent

$776$1,004

Honesdale

Population

4,2924,465

Median household income

$38,606$38,469

Median home value

$121,900$180,600

Median gross rent

$699$1,094

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawley	Honesdale
Under 5	1.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	9.9%	12.6%
18 to 24	13.4%	15.0%
25 to 34	6.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	15.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	8.9%	12.1%
55 to 64	18.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	16.7%	8.4%
75 and over	8.6%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawley	Honesdale
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	98.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawley	Honesdale
No high school diploma	6.7%	18.9%
High school graduate	41.9%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawley	Honesdale
Drove alone	76.2%	78.4%
Carpooled	5.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	7.6%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	15.1%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawley	Honesdale
1-unit, detached	49.2%	64.0%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	35.5%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	7.6%
20 or more units	6.9%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Hawley	Honesdale
Poverty rate	16.7%	28.0%
Average household size	1.94	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1938	1952