COMPARING TWO PLACES
Park Crest vs Hazleton
PLACE A
Park Crest, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Park Crest is 98% smaller than Hazleton. Park Crest earns more, with a median household income $13,406 higher. Hazleton has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs 9%).
PARK CRESTHAZLETONDIFFERENCE
Total population64530,286−98% vs Hazleton
Population density8235,071−4,249
Population growth9.0%18.2%−9.2 pts
Median age48.937.5+11.4
Male38.9%50.6%−11.7 pts
Female61.1%49.4%+11.7 pts
Foreign-born0.5%38.0%−37.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.9%32.6%+48.3 pts
Black0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.6%63.4%−48.9 pts
Asian0.5%0.3%+0.2 pts
Other4.0%2.0%+2.1 pts
Median household income$59,583$46,177+$13,406
Per capita income$36,158$22,188+$13,970
Poverty rate20.3%25.0%−4.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4860.446+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%10.8%+15.9 pts
Graduate degree5.3%3.6%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%5.6%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation55.9%60.3%−4.4 pts
Median home value$227,600$151,600+$76,000
Median gross rent$667$1,089−$422
Owner-occupied94.4%51.1%+43.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.7%7.7%−7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households88.2%55.8%+32.5 pts
Average commute31.921.3+10.5
Worked from home0.7%3.4%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work2.1%1.7%+0.3 pts
Uninsured1.4%16.6%−15.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024