Hazleton

Population: 29,886
Median household income: $43,379
Median home value: $129,000

Located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Hazleton is a community with a population of 29,886. At $43,379, its median household income sits below Luzerne County's $62,321.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hazleton's population grew 20.2% from 24,857 to 29,886, while its median home value rose 31.8% from $97,900 to $129,000.

The typical home was built around 1951. 27.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,886
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $43,379
Median home value: $129,000
Median gross rent: $1,015
Housing units: 12,681
Homeownership rate: 48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,85729,886

Median household income

$40,467$43,379

Median home value

$97,900$129,000

Median gross rent

$812$1,015

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,857	$40,467	$97,900	$812
2020	24,804	$38,010	$98,300	$825
2021	29,339	$40,782	$98,600	$888
2022	29,671	$39,362	$119,700	$970
2023	29,886	$43,379	$129,000	$1,015

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,903	6.4%
5 to 17	5,166	17.3%
18 to 24	3,162	10.6%
25 to 34	3,700	12.4%
35 to 44	3,650	12.2%
45 to 54	4,261	14.3%
55 to 64	3,544	11.9%
65 to 74	2,063	6.9%
75 and over	2,437	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,066	33.7%
Black or African American	499	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	40	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	165	0.6%
Two or more races	247	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,866	63.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.0%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,923	25.0%
High school graduate	7,410	37.7%
Some college or associate's	5,024	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,566	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	732	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone67.6%

Carpooled23.4%

Public transit2.1%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,928	67.6%
Carpooled	3,097	23.4%
Public transit	273	2.1%
Walked	309	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	394	3.0%
Other means	207	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,367	34.1%
15 to 29 min	5,808	45.3%
30 to 44 min	1,437	11.2%
45 to 59 min	619	4.8%
60+ min	583	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 27.0% (7,925 of 29,350)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,711	58.1%
Nonfamily households	4,846	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,557	91.1%
Vacant	1,124	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,607	48.5%
Renter-occupied	5,950	51.5%

1-unit, detached39.1%

1-unit, attached32.2%

2 to 4 units17.5%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,963	39.1%
1-unit, attached	4,078	32.2%
2 to 4 units	2,216	17.5%
5 to 19 units	866	6.8%
20 or more units	442	3.5%
Mobile home & other	116	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4233408
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.97 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.9505, -75.9725