COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hazleton vs Bloomsburg
PLACE A
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Hazleton is 126% larger than Bloomsburg. Bloomsburg earns more, with a median household income $5,359 higher. Hazleton has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -14%).
HAZLETONBLOOMSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population30,28613,375+126% vs Bloomsburg
Population density5,0713,076+1,995
Population growth18.2%-14.4%+32.7 pts
Median age37.524.3+13.2
Male50.6%47.2%+3.3 pts
Female49.4%52.8%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born38.0%2.6%+35.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.6%84.2%−51.5 pts
Black1.7%3.3%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino63.4%8.6%+54.9 pts
Asian0.3%1.0%−0.7 pts
Other2.0%3.0%−1.0 pts
Median household income$46,177$51,536−$5,359
Per capita income$22,188$23,970−$1,782
Poverty rate25.0%26.5%−1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.437Even
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%32.5%−21.7 pts
Graduate degree3.6%15.0%−11.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%7.9%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation60.3%57.2%+3.1 pts
Median home value$151,600$179,100−$27,500
Median gross rent$1,089$980+$109
Owner-occupied51.1%35.4%+15.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%14.8%−7.1 pts
Rent-burdened households55.8%38.1%+17.7 pts
Average commute21.314.7+6.6
Worked from home3.4%13.4%−10.0 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Uninsured16.6%3.1%+13.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025