New Philadelphia vs Wilkshire Hills

A side-by-side comparison of New Philadelphia and Wilkshire Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

New Philadelphia and Wilkshire Hills are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Philadelphia has the higher population (17,563 vs 3,048 in Wilkshire Hills). Wilkshire Hills has the higher median household income ($66,219 vs $60,932 in New Philadelphia). Wilkshire Hills has the higher median home value ($259,000 vs $164,600 in New Philadelphia).

Population, income & housing

	New Philadelphia	Wilkshire Hills
Population	17,563	3,048
Median age	41.9 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,932	$66,219
Median home value	$164,600	$259,000
Median gross rent	$866	$797
Housing units	8,373	1,357
Homeownership rate	61.3%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Philadelphia	Wilkshire Hills
Population	17,446 → 17,563 (+0.7%)	2,726 → 3,048 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$44,603 → $60,932 (+36.6%)	$58,973 → $66,219 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$126,100 → $164,600 (+30.5%)	$178,800 → $259,000 (+44.9%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $866 (+9.3%)	$724 → $797 (+10.1%)

New Philadelphia

Population

17,44617,563

Median household income

$44,603$60,932

Median home value

$126,100$164,600

Median gross rent

$792$866

Wilkshire Hills

Population

2,7263,048

Median household income

$58,973$66,219

Median home value

$178,800$259,000

Median gross rent

$724$797

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Philadelphia	Wilkshire Hills
Under 5	6.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	13.9%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	12.6%	14.2%
35 to 44	13.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.9%	18.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	13.4%
75 and over	8.3%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Philadelphia	Wilkshire Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	95.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Philadelphia	Wilkshire Hills
No high school diploma	9.2%	3.0%
High school graduate	40.3%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Philadelphia	Wilkshire Hills
Drove alone	85.9%	84.0%
Carpooled	2.9%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	11.2%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Philadelphia	Wilkshire Hills
1-unit, detached	68.7%	57.0%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	35.2%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Philadelphia	Wilkshire Hills
Poverty rate	15.6%	6.9%
Average household size	2.15	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1962	1986