Hawley vs Pocono Springs

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

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

Hawley has the higher population (1,104 vs 862 in Pocono Springs). Pocono Springs has the higher median household income ($48,864 vs $46,693 in Hawley). Hawley has the higher median home value ($173,500 vs $159,900 in Pocono Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Hawley	Pocono Springs
Population	1,104	862
Median age	49.6 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,693	$48,864
Median home value	$173,500	$159,900
Median gross rent	$1,004	$1,493
Housing units	681	875
Homeownership rate	47.8%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	21.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawley	Pocono Springs
Population	1,195 → 1,104 (-7.6%)	1,325 → 862 (-34.9%)
Median household income	$37,550 → $46,693 (+24.3%)	$70,625 → $48,864 (-30.8%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $173,500 (+29.7%)	$128,700 → $159,900 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $1,004 (+29.4%)	$1,453 → $1,493 (+2.8%)

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

Pocono Springs

Population

1,325862

Median household income

$70,625$48,864

Median home value

$128,700$159,900

Median gross rent

$1,453$1,493

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawley	Pocono Springs
Under 5	1.1%	3.6%
5 to 17	9.9%	19.6%
18 to 24	13.4%	0.5%
25 to 34	6.8%	9.5%
35 to 44	15.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	8.9%	4.5%
55 to 64	18.9%	26.1%
65 to 74	16.7%	20.0%
75 and over	8.6%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawley	Pocono Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	80.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawley	Pocono Springs
No high school diploma	6.7%	5.2%
High school graduate	41.9%	60.2%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawley	Pocono Springs
Drove alone	76.2%	71.5%
Carpooled	5.2%	16.1%
Public transit	0.3%	2.5%
Walked	7.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	9.9%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawley	Pocono Springs
1-unit, detached	49.2%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	35.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Hawley	Pocono Springs
Poverty rate	16.7%	20.3%
Average household size	1.94	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	17	29
Median year structure built	1938	1988