Hawley vs Waymart

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

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

Waymart has the higher population (1,198 vs 1,104 in Hawley). Waymart has the higher median household income ($54,318 vs $46,693 in Hawley). Waymart has the higher median home value ($187,300 vs $173,500 in Hawley).

Population, income & housing

	Hawley	Waymart
Population	1,104	1,198
Median age	49.6 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,693	$54,318
Median home value	$173,500	$187,300
Median gross rent	$1,004	$700
Housing units	681	507
Homeownership rate	47.8%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawley	Waymart
Population	1,195 → 1,104 (-7.6%)	1,304 → 1,198 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$37,550 → $46,693 (+24.3%)	$57,946 → $54,318 (-6.3%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $173,500 (+29.7%)	$145,900 → $187,300 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $1,004 (+29.4%)	$729 → $700 (-4.0%)

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

Waymart

Population

1,3041,198

Median household income

$57,946$54,318

Median home value

$145,900$187,300

Median gross rent

$729$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawley	Waymart
Under 5	1.1%	8.1%
5 to 17	9.9%	17.3%
18 to 24	13.4%	9.1%
25 to 34	6.8%	12.3%
35 to 44	15.8%	9.6%
45 to 54	8.9%	10.0%
55 to 64	18.9%	8.7%
65 to 74	16.7%	12.7%
75 and over	8.6%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawley	Waymart
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawley	Waymart
No high school diploma	6.7%	10.1%
High school graduate	41.9%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawley	Waymart
Drove alone	76.2%	75.9%
Carpooled	5.2%	14.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	7.6%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	3.3%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawley	Waymart
1-unit, detached	49.2%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	35.5%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	2.2%
20 or more units	6.9%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Hawley	Waymart
Poverty rate	16.7%	14.2%
Average household size	1.94	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1938	1963