Abbottstown vs McKnightstown

A side-by-side comparison of Abbottstown and McKnightstown: population, income, housing, and more.

Abbottstown and McKnightstown are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Abbottstown has the higher population (804 vs 728 in McKnightstown). McKnightstown has the higher median household income ($111,923 vs $72,266 in Abbottstown). Abbottstown has the higher median home value ($196,500 vs $185,900 in McKnightstown).

Population, income & housing

	Abbottstown	McKnightstown
Population	804	728
Median age	41.9 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,266	$111,923
Median home value	$196,500	$185,900
Median gross rent	$1,069	—
Housing units	322	297
Homeownership rate	74.4%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abbottstown	McKnightstown
Population	874 → 804 (-8.0%)	163 → 728 (+346.6%)
Median household income	$60,833 → $72,266 (+18.8%)	$30,964 → $111,923 (+261.5%)
Median home value	$146,500 → $196,500 (+34.1%)	$341,900 → $185,900 (-45.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,025 → $1,069 (+4.3%)	—

Abbottstown

Population

874804

Median household income

$60,833$72,266

Median home value

$146,500$196,500

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,069

McKnightstown

Population

163728

Median household income

$30,964$111,923

Median home value

$341,900$185,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abbottstown	McKnightstown
Under 5	7.8%	10.7%
5 to 17	15.4%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	6.3%
35 to 44	10.1%	21.8%
45 to 54	15.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.5%	8.9%
65 to 74	9.7%	30.5%
75 and over	3.2%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abbottstown	McKnightstown
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abbottstown	McKnightstown
No high school diploma	13.3%	6.0%
High school graduate	49.9%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abbottstown	McKnightstown
Drove alone	82.1%	84.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	16.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abbottstown	McKnightstown
1-unit, detached	66.8%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Abbottstown	McKnightstown
Poverty rate	8.5%	3.8%
Average household size	2.63	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	26	33
Median year structure built	1972	1938