COMPARING TWO PLACES
Laflin vs Hazleton
PLACE A
Laflin, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Laflin is 95% smaller than Hazleton. Laflin earns more, with a median household income $74,656 higher. Hazleton has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -2%).
LAFLINHAZLETONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,46830,286−95% vs Hazleton
Population density1,1205,071−3,952
Population growth-2.4%18.2%−20.7 pts
Median age46.537.5+9.0
Male49.4%50.6%−1.2 pts
Female50.6%49.4%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born4.0%38.0%−34.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.6%32.6%+58.0 pts
Black0.3%1.7%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%63.4%−60.2 pts
Asian2.4%0.3%+2.1 pts
Other3.4%2.0%+1.5 pts
Median household income$120,833$46,177+$74,656
Per capita income$52,328$22,188+$30,140
Poverty rate2.3%25.0%−22.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3720.446−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher47.5%10.8%+36.7 pts
Graduate degree22.7%3.6%+19.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.4%5.6%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation64.6%60.3%+4.4 pts
Median home value$244,900$151,600+$93,300
Median gross rent$1,710$1,089+$621
Owner-occupied90.3%51.1%+39.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.4%7.7%−2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households67.8%55.8%+12.0 pts
Average commute18.621.3−2.7
Worked from home13.5%3.4%+10.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Uninsured3.7%16.6%−12.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025