Natrona Heights vs West View

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

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

Natrona Heights has the higher population (6,955 vs 6,582 in West View). Natrona Heights has the higher median household income ($71,167 vs $70,954 in West View). West View has the higher median home value ($209,800 vs $146,800 in Natrona Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Natrona Heights	West View
Population	6,955	6,582
Median age	48.9 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,167	$70,954
Median home value	$146,800	$209,800
Median gross rent	$744	$963
Housing units	3,410	2,972
Homeownership rate	78.8%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Natrona Heights	West View
Population	—	6,601 → 6,582 (-0.3%)
Median household income	—	$60,997 → $70,954 (+16.3%)
Median home value	—	$132,400 → $209,800 (+58.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$834 → $963 (+15.5%)

Natrona Heights

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)

	Natrona Heights	West View
Under 5	5.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	11.8%	12.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.2%	16.1%
35 to 44	11.0%	15.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.2%
55 to 64	17.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	12.6%	10.8%
75 and over	10.7%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Natrona Heights	West View
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	87.1%
Black or African American	2.5%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Natrona Heights	West View
No high school diploma	2.9%	4.8%
High school graduate	35.1%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Natrona Heights	West View
Drove alone	77.4%	78.4%
Carpooled	8.7%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	2.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	10.7%
Other means	0.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Natrona Heights	West View
1-unit, detached	84.4%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	21.4%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	2.5%
20 or more units	4.5%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Natrona Heights	West View
Poverty rate	8.5%	6.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1955	1950