COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hazleton vs Jasper
PLACE A
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Jasper, Tennessee
Hazleton is 733% larger than Jasper. Jasper earns more, with a median household income $26,836 higher. Hazleton has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs 10%).
HAZLETONJASPERDIFFERENCE
Total population30,2863,636+733% vs Jasper
Population density5,071369+4,702
Population growth18.2%10.2%+8.1 pts
Median age37.537.6−0.1
Male50.6%47.6%+2.9 pts
Female49.4%52.4%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born38.0%0.0%+38.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.6%80.0%−47.4 pts
Black1.7%7.8%−6.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino63.4%1.2%+62.3 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other2.0%11.0%−9.0 pts
Median household income$46,177$73,013−$26,836
Per capita income$22,188$33,322−$11,134
Poverty rate25.0%10.1%+14.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.423+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%25.6%−14.8 pts
Graduate degree3.6%5.9%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%3.0%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation60.3%57.1%+3.2 pts
Median home value$151,600$209,000−$57,400
Median gross rent$1,089$787+$302
Owner-occupied51.1%83.1%−32.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%7.6%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households55.8%43.0%+12.8 pts
Average commute21.330.5−9.2
Worked from home3.4%18.6%−15.1 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Uninsured16.6%6.6%+10.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025