COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hawley vs Sweetwater
PLACE A
Hawley, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Sweetwater, Oklahoma
Hawley is 1054% larger than Sweetwater. Sweetwater earns more, with a median household income $7,048 higher. Sweetwater has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 1%).
HAWLEYSWEETWATERDIFFERENCE
Total population1,212105+1054% vs Sweetwater
Population density2,0867+2,079
Population growth1.5%17.2%−15.8 pts
Median age55.539.0+16.5
Male51.5%54.6%−3.2 pts
Female48.5%45.4%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born5.2%0.0%+5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.2%95.4%−7.2 pts
Black0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.2%4.6%+4.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.5%0.0%+2.5 pts
Median household income$48,160$55,208−$7,048
Per capita income$31,478$30,938+$540
Poverty rate12.2%0.0%+12.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.265+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%42.9%−21.7 pts
Graduate degree4.6%14.3%−9.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%0.0%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation64.0%72.4%−8.4 pts
Median home value$188,400$106,900+$81,500
Median gross rent$1,025$945+$80
Owner-occupied48.0%22.8%+25.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.3%13.6%+5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households51.5%0.0%+51.5 pts
Average commute20.812.5+8.3
Worked from home7.4%0.0%+7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured6.8%1.9%+4.9 pts
Population, 2009 – 2025