COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hazleton vs Princeton
PLACE A
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Princeton, Texas
Hazleton is 30% smaller than Princeton. Princeton earns more, with a median household income $59,023 higher. Princeton has grown faster since 2000 (150% vs 18%).
HAZLETONPRINCETONDIFFERENCE
Total population30,28643,524−30% vs Princeton
Population density5,0714,310+761
Population growth18.2%150.1%−131.9 pts
Median age37.532.4+5.1
Male50.6%49.7%+0.9 pts
Female49.4%50.3%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born38.0%18.5%+19.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.6%39.4%−6.7 pts
Black1.7%26.9%−25.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino63.4%25.8%+37.7 pts
Asian0.3%5.6%−5.4 pts
Other2.0%2.3%−0.3 pts
Median household income$46,177$105,200−$59,023
Per capita income$22,188$37,704−$15,516
Poverty rate25.0%4.1%+21.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.347+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%28.6%−17.8 pts
Graduate degree3.6%6.9%−3.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%2.5%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation60.3%75.6%−15.3 pts
Median home value$151,600$331,000−$179,400
Median gross rent$1,089$2,239−$1,150
Owner-occupied51.1%75.7%−24.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%3.2%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households55.8%41.0%+14.8 pts
Average commute21.332.2−10.8
Worked from home3.4%14.5%−11.1 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.1%+1.6 pts
Uninsured16.6%15.9%+0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025