Abbottstown vs Midway

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

Abbottstown and Midway 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 737 in Midway). Abbottstown has the higher median household income ($72,266 vs $45,189 in Midway). Abbottstown has the higher median home value ($196,500 vs $181,800 in Midway).

Population, income & housing

	Abbottstown	Midway
Population	804	737
Median age	41.9 yrs	67.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,266	$45,189
Median home value	$196,500	$181,800
Median gross rent	$1,069	$923
Housing units	322	465
Homeownership rate	74.4%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	1.9%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abbottstown	Midway
Population	874 → 804 (-8.0%)	2,062 → 737 (-64.3%)
Median household income	$60,833 → $72,266 (+18.8%)	$58,914 → $45,189 (-23.3%)
Median home value	$146,500 → $196,500 (+34.1%)	$159,400 → $181,800 (+14.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,025 → $1,069 (+4.3%)	$801 → $923 (+15.2%)

Abbottstown

Population

874804

Median household income

$60,833$72,266

Median home value

$146,500$196,500

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,069

Midway

Population

2,062737

Median household income

$58,914$45,189

Median home value

$159,400$181,800

Median gross rent

$801$923

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abbottstown	Midway
Under 5	7.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	2.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.6%
25 to 34	12.7%	1.1%
35 to 44	10.1%	7.5%
45 to 54	15.8%	13.8%
55 to 64	18.5%	15.6%
65 to 74	9.7%	47.8%
75 and over	3.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abbottstown	Midway
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abbottstown	Midway
No high school diploma	13.3%	19.8%
High school graduate	49.9%	56.7%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abbottstown	Midway
Drove alone	82.1%	86.7%
Carpooled	7.2%	13.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abbottstown	Midway
1-unit, detached	66.8%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Abbottstown	Midway
Poverty rate	8.5%	7.3%
Average household size	2.63	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	26	14
Median year structure built	1972	1938