Crafton vs West View

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

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

West View has the higher population (6,582 vs 5,995 in Crafton). Crafton has the higher median household income ($71,458 vs $70,954 in West View). West View has the higher median home value ($209,800 vs $193,600 in Crafton).

Population, income & housing

	Crafton	West View
Population	5,995	6,582
Median age	43.6 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,458	$70,954
Median home value	$193,600	$209,800
Median gross rent	$1,006	$963
Housing units	3,323	2,972
Homeownership rate	55.1%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crafton	West View
Population	5,838 → 5,995 (+2.7%)	6,601 → 6,582 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$52,449 → $71,458 (+36.2%)	$60,997 → $70,954 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$147,900 → $193,600 (+30.9%)	$132,400 → $209,800 (+58.5%)
Median gross rent	$806 → $1,006 (+24.8%)	$834 → $963 (+15.5%)

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

West View

Population

6,6016,582

Median household income

$60,997$70,954

Median home value

$132,400$209,800

Median gross rent

$834$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crafton	West View
Under 5	4.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	10.0%	12.6%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	16.0%	16.1%
35 to 44	12.7%	15.6%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.2%
55 to 64	15.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	14.2%	10.8%
75 and over	5.6%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crafton	West View
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	87.1%
Black or African American	8.1%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crafton	West View
No high school diploma	4.5%	4.8%
High school graduate	24.7%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crafton	West View
Drove alone	69.7%	78.4%
Carpooled	3.3%	6.5%
Public transit	7.2%	1.8%
Walked	2.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	10.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crafton	West View
1-unit, detached	46.7%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	28.4%	21.4%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	2.5%
20 or more units	5.7%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Crafton	West View
Poverty rate	8.4%	6.8%
Average household size	1.93	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1938	1950