MacDonnell Heights vs Wingdale

A side-by-side comparison of MacDonnell Heights and Wingdale: population, income, housing, and more.

MacDonnell Heights and Wingdale are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

MacDonnell Heights has the higher population (1,438 vs 1,309 in Wingdale). MacDonnell Heights has the higher median household income ($138,589 vs $60,946 in Wingdale). Wingdale has the higher median home value ($296,600 vs $293,300 in MacDonnell Heights).

Population, income & housing

	MacDonnell Heights	Wingdale
Population	1,438	1,309
Median age	33.6 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$138,589	$60,946
Median home value	$293,300	$296,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,208
Housing units	519	542
Homeownership rate	100.0%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.0%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	MacDonnell Heights	Wingdale
Population	1,283 → 1,438 (+12.1%)	1,309 → 1,309 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$111,224 → $138,589 (+24.6%)	$37,500 → $60,946 (+62.5%)
Median home value	$227,000 → $293,300 (+29.2%)	$230,200 → $296,600 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$977 → $1,208 (+23.6%)

MacDonnell Heights

Population

1,2831,438

Median household income

$111,224$138,589

Median home value

$227,000$293,300

Wingdale

Population

1,3091,309

Median household income

$37,500$60,946

Median home value

$230,200$296,600

Median gross rent

$977$1,208

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	MacDonnell Heights	Wingdale
Under 5	19.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.9%	19.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	28.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	3.7%	1.3%
45 to 54	9.3%	23.5%
55 to 64	8.8%	16.7%
65 to 74	10.6%	18.7%
75 and over	14.7%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	MacDonnell Heights	Wingdale
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	69.2%
Black or African American	5.7%	17.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	MacDonnell Heights	Wingdale
No high school diploma	3.4%	12.9%
High school graduate	16.9%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	17.7%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	28.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	MacDonnell Heights	Wingdale
Drove alone	74.4%	87.3%
Carpooled	17.0%	9.4%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	MacDonnell Heights	Wingdale
1-unit, detached	100.0%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	31.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	MacDonnell Heights	Wingdale
Poverty rate	0.0%	28.7%
Average household size	2.76	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	57	33
Median year structure built	1957	1967