Hawley vs White Mills

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

Hawley and White Mills 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 718 in White Mills). White Mills has the higher median household income ($47,153 vs $46,693 in Hawley). Hawley has the higher median home value ($173,500 vs $163,200 in White Mills).

Population, income & housing

	Hawley	White Mills
Population	1,104	718
Median age	49.6 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,693	$47,153
Median home value	$173,500	$163,200
Median gross rent	$1,004	$1,175
Housing units	681	345
Homeownership rate	47.8%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawley	White Mills
Population	1,195 → 1,104 (-7.6%)	965 → 718 (-25.6%)
Median household income	$37,550 → $46,693 (+24.3%)	$43,300 → $47,153 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $173,500 (+29.7%)	$108,900 → $163,200 (+49.9%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $1,004 (+29.4%)	$757 → $1,175 (+55.2%)

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

White Mills

Population

965718

Median household income

$43,300$47,153

Median home value

$108,900$163,200

Median gross rent

$757$1,175

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawley	White Mills
Under 5	1.1%	1.5%
5 to 17	9.9%	11.7%
18 to 24	13.4%	13.6%
25 to 34	6.8%	19.1%
35 to 44	15.8%	14.5%
45 to 54	8.9%	7.8%
55 to 64	18.9%	13.2%
65 to 74	16.7%	11.8%
75 and over	8.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawley	White Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	77.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawley	White Mills
No high school diploma	6.7%	8.4%
High school graduate	41.9%	55.0%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawley	White Mills
Drove alone	76.2%	68.2%
Carpooled	5.2%	10.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	7.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	21.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawley	White Mills
1-unit, detached	49.2%	60.6%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	10.7%
2 to 4 units	35.5%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Hawley	White Mills
Poverty rate	16.7%	36.9%
Average household size	1.94	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	17	35
Median year structure built	1938	1949