Hazleton.
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Pennsylvania·Luzerne County
8 tracts·30K people·$152K median·5,042/mi²
Hispanic 63 · White 33 · Black 2 · Multiracial 2 · Other 0 · Asian 0
Married couple 35 · Living alone 34 · Other 31
Professional 29 · Health 26 · Manufacturing 19 · Retail 16 · Leisure 4 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Production · transport 43 · Service 18 · Management · business · science · arts 16 · Sales · office 15 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 43 · Work from home 3 · Walk 3 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Hazleton is $151,600 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Hazleton has 30,111 residents across 8 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.5; the population is 63.5% Hispanic or Latino, 32.6% White, 1.7% Black, 1.5% Multiracial, 0.4% Other and 0.3% Asian; the average household has 2.6 people; 10.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 25.0% (Census ACS).
Heights Terrace El/MS is the elementary school with reported scores (19%); Hazleton El/MS is the middle school with reported scores (14%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,089/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Hazleton is $46,177 a year, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Hazleton, median rent is $1,089/month and the median home value is $151,600 (Census ACS).
Hazleton reported 0.3 violent crimes and 0.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 78°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 90 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 51 inches; snowfall averages 43 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hazleton are winter weather (80), cold wave (69) and lightning (66), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Hazleton, 2.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).