Hazleton is home to 30,111 people in Pennsylvania. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 11% of adults. 38% of residents were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 41% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. 25.0% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,177, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hazleton
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share1.4% → 63.4%(+62.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share97.7% → 32.6%(−65.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age40.5 → 37.5(−3.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hazleton's population equals 9.2% of Luzerne County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 36% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19%(141)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.9%(96)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40%(297)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10%(74)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 743 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hazleton, decade by decade
Hazleton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
24,730
$50,226
$103,923
10.3%
5.6
2000
23,329
$51,156
$122,780
11.5%
16.1
2010
25,340
$46,277
$134,219
11.8%
64.0
2020
29,963
$46,070
$119,143
12.4%
61.6
2024
30,111
$46,177
$151,600
10.8%
61.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
