Heidelberg vs Whitaker

A side-by-side comparison of Heidelberg and Whitaker: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Heidelberg has the higher population (1,185 vs 1,168 in Whitaker). Heidelberg has the higher median household income ($64,804 vs $62,339 in Whitaker). Heidelberg has the higher median home value ($157,900 vs $87,800 in Whitaker).

Population, income & housing

	Heidelberg	Whitaker
Population	1,185	1,168
Median age	47.4 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$64,804	$62,339
Median home value	$157,900	$87,800
Median gross rent	$939	$1,028
Housing units	731	623
Homeownership rate	68.6%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heidelberg	Whitaker
Population	1,271 → 1,185 (-6.8%)	1,148 → 1,168 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$50,795 → $64,804 (+27.6%)	$44,881 → $62,339 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$117,100 → $157,900 (+34.8%)	$68,800 → $87,800 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $939 (+14.1%)	$829 → $1,028 (+24.0%)

Heidelberg

Population

1,2711,185

Median household income

$50,795$64,804

Median home value

$117,100$157,900

Median gross rent

$823$939

Whitaker

Population

1,1481,168

Median household income

$44,881$62,339

Median home value

$68,800$87,800

Median gross rent

$829$1,028

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heidelberg	Whitaker
Under 5	3.1%	3.6%
5 to 17	10.5%	13.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	19.7%	16.9%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	14.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	15.9%	19.7%
65 to 74	11.6%	7.6%
75 and over	8.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heidelberg	Whitaker
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	68.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	16.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heidelberg	Whitaker
No high school diploma	2.4%	7.6%
High school graduate	35.6%	52.5%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heidelberg	Whitaker
Drove alone	64.9%	67.0%
Carpooled	11.7%	9.0%
Public transit	7.9%	9.8%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heidelberg	Whitaker
1-unit, detached	69.5%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Heidelberg	Whitaker
Poverty rate	7.0%	25.7%
Average household size	1.76	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	22	31
Median year structure built	1950	1952