Munhall vs Swissvale

A side-by-side comparison of Munhall and Swissvale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Munhall has the higher population (10,633 vs 8,499 in Swissvale). Swissvale has the higher median household income ($60,114 vs $52,037 in Munhall). Swissvale has the higher median home value ($141,300 vs $118,900 in Munhall).

Population, income & housing

	Munhall	Swissvale
Population	10,633	8,499
Median age	42.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,037	$60,114
Median home value	$118,900	$141,300
Median gross rent	$774	$1,097
Housing units	5,574	4,879
Homeownership rate	63.4%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	41.0%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Munhall	Swissvale
Population	11,121 → 10,633 (-4.4%)	8,760 → 8,499 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$47,649 → $52,037 (+9.2%)	$50,067 → $60,114 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$91,100 → $118,900 (+30.5%)	$109,900 → $141,300 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$693 → $774 (+11.7%)	$833 → $1,097 (+31.7%)

Munhall

Population

11,12110,633

Median household income

$47,649$52,037

Median home value

$91,100$118,900

Median gross rent

$693$774

Swissvale

Population

8,7608,499

Median household income

$50,067$60,114

Median home value

$109,900$141,300

Median gross rent

$833$1,097

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Munhall	Swissvale
Under 5	6.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	11.4%	12.6%
18 to 24	10.3%	5.9%
25 to 34	13.5%	19.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	16.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.7%
55 to 64	16.4%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.1%	11.3%
75 and over	10.4%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Munhall	Swissvale
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	58.4%
Black or African American	14.5%	27.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.9%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Munhall	Swissvale
No high school diploma	5.7%	2.9%
High school graduate	34.2%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Munhall	Swissvale
Drove alone	71.2%	49.9%
Carpooled	6.9%	7.7%
Public transit	7.6%	14.3%
Walked	3.5%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	10.1%	20.2%
Other means	0.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Munhall	Swissvale
1-unit, detached	65.4%	46.7%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	15.8%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	19.2%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	14.7%
20 or more units	7.1%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Munhall	Swissvale
Poverty rate	13.7%	13.1%
Average household size	2.12	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1945	1941