COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hartleton vs Lewistown
PLACE A
Hartleton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Hartleton is 97% smaller than Lewistown. Hartleton earns more, with a median household income $42,639 higher. Lewistown has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -11%).
HARTLETONLEWISTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population2458,385−97% vs Lewistown
Population density2704,131−3,861
Population growth-11.3%2.9%−14.2 pts
Median age47.037.0+10.0
Male53.6%47.5%+6.1 pts
Female46.4%52.5%−6.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic99.2%84.5%+14.7 pts
Black0.4%0.9%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other0.4%6.7%−6.3 pts
Median household income$82,875$40,236+$42,639
Per capita income$34,604$23,788+$10,816
Poverty rate8.1%35.7%−27.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2990.438−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%12.5%+4.7 pts
Graduate degree1.0%3.7%−2.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation68.2%54.5%+13.7 pts
Median home value$148,900$98,500+$50,400
Median gross rent$1,000$797+$203
Owner-occupied73.8%39.6%+34.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%15.9%−12.3 pts
Rent-burdened households3.6%43.7%−40.1 pts
Average commute23.821.6+2.2
Worked from home10.4%7.8%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured25.8%3.1%+22.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025