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Population (year 2000): 3,542. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,358 (-5.2% change)
 

Males: 1,705  (48.1%)
Females: 1,837  (51.9%)

Luzerne County

Median resident age:  41.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,700 (it was $28,765 in 2000)
West Hazleton  $31,700
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $64,200 (it was $56,400 in 2000)
West Hazleton  $64,200
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in West Hazleton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Black (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Polish (24.6%), German (18.9%), Italian (17.5%), Irish (16.1%), Slovak (10.6%), Lithuanian (5.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1889

Elevation: 1700 feet

Land area: 1.55 square miles.

Population density: 2173 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in West Hazleton

  • High school or higher: 77.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Hazleton borough

  • Never married: 26.6%
  • Now married: 48.2%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

145 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.5% Latin America, 0.6% Africa).

This city:  4.1%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

West Hazleton:  1.6% ($899)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (38.5 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (88.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hazleton, PA (1.7 miles ), Tresckow, PA (4.0 miles ), McAdoo borough, PA (4.2 miles ), Conyngham borough, PA (4.7 miles ), Beaver Meadows borough, PA (6.3 miles ), Jeddo, PA (7.2 miles) , Freeland borough, PA (8.1 miles ), Sheppton, PA (9.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.96 N, Longitude: 76.00 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,017 (+56.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 296 (17.8%)


51 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
11 people in religious group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: +178 (+5.3%).


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (9%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Paper (4%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Printing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)


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West Hazleton-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 0% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/26/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.7 miles away from the West Hazleton city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/10/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.1 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near West Hazleton:
  • HAZLETON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
  • HAZLETON-ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 1 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
  • ST LUKE'S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; COALDALE, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Hazleton:
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 33 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 42 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 45 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Hazleton:
  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 2 miles; HAZLETON, PA; ID: HZL)
  • JAKE ARNER MEMORIAL (about 21 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; ID: 22N)
  • WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 25 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)

Operable nuclear power plants near West Hazleton:
  • 19 miles: Susquehanna 1 and 2 in Berwick, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Hazleton:
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 31 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 37 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 39 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,203)
Public elementary/middle school in West Hazleton:
  • WEST HAZLETON EL/MS (Students: 896; Grades: KG - 08)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Catholic Elementary School: Transfiguration School

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Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  56.0%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.8%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.0%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.2%
Whole state:  5.1%

West Hazleton compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in West Hazleton (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: West Hazleton Branch at 40 West Broad Street, branch established on 1913-05-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,418.0 mil, Deposits: $25,942.5 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 412 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The



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3.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.58%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)
Luzerne County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lackawanna County, PA  0.40% ($33,529 average AGI)
from Columbia County, PA  0.17% ($30,034)
from Schuylkill County, PA  0.14% ($31,690)


3.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.63%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)
Luzerne County:  0.02%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lackawanna County, PA  0.35% ($39,731 average AGI)
to Columbia County, PA  0.20% ($30,057)
to Schuylkill County, PA  0.19% ($31,150)


Strongest AM radio stations in West Hazleton:
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WAZL (1490 AM; 1 kW; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WYNS (1160 AM; 4 kW; LEHIGHTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Hazleton:
  • W202BD (88.3 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • W218AX (91.5 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: GOSPEL MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Hazleton:
  • WYLN-LP (Channel 35; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
  • WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • W47AO (Channel 47; BERWICK, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • W19CI (Channel 19; BERWICK, PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • W67DE (Channel 67; NEWPORT, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)

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