Luzerne County vs Westmoreland County

A side-by-side comparison of Luzerne County and Westmoreland County: population, income, housing, and more.

Luzerne County and Westmoreland County are counties in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Westmoreland County has the higher population (353,345 vs 325,978 in Luzerne County). Westmoreland County has the higher median household income ($72,468 vs $62,321 in Luzerne County). Westmoreland County has the higher median home value ($193,100 vs $163,800 in Luzerne County).

Population, income & housing

	Luzerne County	Westmoreland County
Population	325,978	353,345
Median age	42.1 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,321	$72,468
Median home value	$163,800	$193,100
Median gross rent	$958	$843
Housing units	151,012	168,406
Homeownership rate	67.8%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Luzerne County	Westmoreland County
Population	317,663 → 325,978 (+2.6%)	352,590 → 353,345 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$53,473 → $62,321 (+16.5%)	$60,471 → $72,468 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$127,000 → $163,800 (+29.0%)	$153,100 → $193,100 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$785 → $958 (+22.0%)	$721 → $843 (+16.9%)

Luzerne County

Population

317,663325,978

Median household income

$53,473$62,321

Median home value

$127,000$163,800

Median gross rent

$785$958

Westmoreland County

Population

352,590353,345

Median household income

$60,471$72,468

Median home value

$153,100$193,100

Median gross rent

$721$843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Luzerne County	Westmoreland County
Under 5	5.3%	4.3%
5 to 17	15.0%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.6%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.9%
65 to 74	11.5%	13.9%
75 and over	8.4%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Luzerne County	Westmoreland County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	92.0%
Black or African American	4.1%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.9%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Luzerne County	Westmoreland County
No high school diploma	9.3%	4.6%
High school graduate	37.1%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Luzerne County	Westmoreland County
Drove alone	76.0%	78.0%
Carpooled	10.1%	6.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.8%
Walked	2.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	11.8%
Other means	1.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Luzerne County	Westmoreland County
1-unit, detached	64.1%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	13.5%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	3.6%
20 or more units	4.4%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Luzerne County	Westmoreland County
Poverty rate	15.4%	10.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1959	1964