Coraopolis vs Crafton

A side-by-side comparison of Coraopolis and Crafton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Crafton has the higher population (5,995 vs 5,464 in Coraopolis). Crafton has the higher median household income ($71,458 vs $60,174 in Coraopolis). Crafton has the higher median home value ($193,600 vs $151,500 in Coraopolis).

Population, income & housing

	Coraopolis	Crafton
Population	5,464	5,995
Median age	39.0 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,174	$71,458
Median home value	$151,500	$193,600
Median gross rent	$900	$1,006
Housing units	2,971	3,323
Homeownership rate	52.5%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	35.9%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coraopolis	Crafton
Population	5,488 → 5,464 (-0.4%)	5,838 → 5,995 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$43,145 → $60,174 (+39.5%)	$52,449 → $71,458 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$94,700 → $151,500 (+60.0%)	$147,900 → $193,600 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $900 (+28.6%)	$806 → $1,006 (+24.8%)

Coraopolis

Population

5,4885,464

Median household income

$43,145$60,174

Median home value

$94,700$151,500

Median gross rent

$700$900

Crafton

Population

5,8385,995

Median household income

$52,449$71,458

Median home value

$147,900$193,600

Median gross rent

$806$1,006

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coraopolis	Crafton
Under 5	3.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.6%	10.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	16.5%	16.0%
35 to 44	17.6%	12.7%
45 to 54	9.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	8.9%	15.7%
65 to 74	13.9%	14.2%
75 and over	7.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coraopolis	Crafton
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	84.5%
Black or African American	14.6%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coraopolis	Crafton
No high school diploma	4.5%	4.5%
High school graduate	32.2%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coraopolis	Crafton
Drove alone	61.8%	69.7%
Carpooled	10.5%	3.3%
Public transit	3.7%	7.2%
Walked	4.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.1%	17.8%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coraopolis	Crafton
1-unit, detached	61.1%	46.7%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	28.4%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	11.9%
20 or more units	14.1%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Coraopolis	Crafton
Poverty rate	15.1%	8.4%
Average household size	2.07	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1938	1938