Homestead vs Verona

A side-by-side comparison of Homestead and Verona: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Homestead has the higher population (2,885 vs 2,660 in Verona). Verona has the higher median household income ($49,703 vs $38,661 in Homestead). Verona has the higher median home value ($149,700 vs $81,400 in Homestead).

Population, income & housing

	Homestead	Verona
Population	2,885	2,660
Median age	49.3 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$38,661	$49,703
Median home value	$81,400	$149,700
Median gross rent	$874	$798
Housing units	1,818	1,300
Homeownership rate	37.0%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homestead	Verona
Population	3,170 → 2,885 (-9.0%)	2,767 → 2,660 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$26,220 → $38,661 (+47.4%)	$46,146 → $49,703 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$50,200 → $81,400 (+62.2%)	$87,400 → $149,700 (+71.3%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $874 (+21.1%)	$662 → $798 (+20.5%)

Homestead

Population

3,1702,885

Median household income

$26,220$38,661

Median home value

$50,200$81,400

Median gross rent

$722$874

Verona

Population

2,7672,660

Median household income

$46,146$49,703

Median home value

$87,400$149,700

Median gross rent

$662$798

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homestead	Verona
Under 5	7.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	11.3%	14.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.0%
25 to 34	16.4%	19.2%
35 to 44	3.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	7.9%
55 to 64	16.3%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.3%	11.6%
75 and over	16.5%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homestead	Verona
White (non-Hispanic)	34.5%	79.9%
Black or African American	57.0%	12.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homestead	Verona
No high school diploma	8.3%	8.8%
High school graduate	39.1%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homestead	Verona
Drove alone	57.1%	66.7%
Carpooled	10.0%	7.2%
Public transit	15.4%	6.3%
Walked	0.6%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	13.9%	13.0%
Other means	2.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homestead	Verona
1-unit, detached	39.7%	53.7%
1-unit, attached	17.2%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	22.7%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	12.2%
20 or more units	15.0%	10.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Homestead	Verona
Poverty rate	16.3%	10.4%
Average household size	1.99	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1946	1940