CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hazleton

Pennsylvania · 24,730 residents · 5.97 sq mi

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Hazleton is a city of 24,730 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 40.5, about 8 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $43,300. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 28% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Households take in $20,927 at the median, 31% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,730

+6%vs 2000

vs 23,329 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.5

−1%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.97 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202430K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(1,409)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(1,425)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(1,289)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(1,413)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(1,598)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(3,490)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(3,005)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(2,446)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(2,735)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.2%(3,253)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.4%(2,073)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(594)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,927

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,082 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,512

−33%vs 2000

vs $17,270 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,300

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$306

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $410 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.3%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.0% in 2000

39.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.2%(21,741)

Black0.6%(135)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(1,132)

Asian0.7%(152)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(24,264)

Black0.2%(46)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(334)

Asian0.7%(177)

Other1%(243)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican43.5%(13,107)

Mexican5.5%(1,652)

Puerto Rican4.9%(1,463)

Central American3.5%(1,052)

Salvadoran3%(899)

South American1.2%(347)

Venezuelan0.7%(206)

Guatemalan0.4%(118)

Cuban0.4%(113)

Colombian0.2%(59)

Spaniard0.2%(49)

Honduran0.1%(35)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.1%(33)

Argentine0.1%(26)

Peruvian0%(12)

Chilean0%(11)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(56)

Filipino0.1%(27)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(10)

Ancestry

Italian12%(3,618)

Irish5.7%(1,716)

German5.3%(1,609)

Polish4.7%(1,405)

Slovak3%(893)

American2.6%(789)

Greek1.2%(363)

West Indian1.2%(358)

Subsaharan African1%(315)

English1%(292)

Portuguese0.8%(229)

Haitian0.7%(215)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Serbian0.6%(181)

Dutch0.6%(179)

Austrian0.5%(163)

Czech0.4%(131)

Romanian0.4%(123)

French0.3%(94)

Arab0.3%(80)

Ukrainian0.2%(75)

Russian0.2%(64)

Lithuanian0.2%(58)

Scottish0.1%(45)

Hungarian0.1%(43)

Lebanese0.1%(40)

Norwegian0.1%(32)

Welsh0.1%(30)

Australian0.1%(24)

Jamaican0.1%(20)

Scotch-Irish0%(15)

Belgian0%(10)

Swiss0%(9)

Moroccan0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Dominican population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.7%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.4 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 12.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.1%(5,168)

Married47.3%(5,664)

Widowed4.4%(523)

Divorced5.2%(629)

Women 15+

Never married36.1%(4,321)

Married44.7%(5,345)

Widowed9.2%(1,096)

Divorced10%(1,197)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.1%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

42.8%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.2%

−10.0 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.4%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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