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Hughestown, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne county, is 8 miles SW of Scranton, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 93 miles NW of Newark, New Jersey. The town is located in the Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton metropolitan area. Hughestown has a population of 1,541.
In Hughestown, about 57% of adults are married.
In 2000, Hughestown had a median family income of $50,938. Hughestown has a large middle class.
Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.
Owners occupy 86% of the housing units in Hughestown. On average, the construction date of housing in the town is earlier than you'll find in most places.
In Hughestown, 97% of commuters drive to work. People elsewhere might commute hours every day. But generally not in Hughestown, where the commutes are shorter than a lot of places.
Comparing Hughestown to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):
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