Russellton vs Whitaker

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

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

Russellton has the higher population (1,237 vs 1,168 in Whitaker). Russellton has the higher median household income ($78,068 vs $62,339 in Whitaker). Russellton has the higher median home value ($207,400 vs $87,800 in Whitaker).

Population, income & housing

	Russellton	Whitaker
Population	1,237	1,168
Median age	43.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$78,068	$62,339
Median home value	$207,400	$87,800
Median gross rent	$957	$1,028
Housing units	528	623
Homeownership rate	76.1%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.9%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Russellton	Whitaker
Population	1,391 → 1,237 (-11.1%)	1,148 → 1,168 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$62,895 → $78,068 (+24.1%)	$44,881 → $62,339 (+38.9%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $207,400 (+59.4%)	$68,800 → $87,800 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $957 (+25.1%)	$829 → $1,028 (+24.0%)

Russellton

Population

1,3911,237

Median household income

$62,895$78,068

Median home value

$130,100$207,400

Median gross rent

$765$957

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)

	Russellton	Whitaker
Under 5	9.9%	3.6%
5 to 17	9.5%	13.3%
18 to 24	0.9%	7.4%
25 to 34	21.2%	16.9%
35 to 44	9.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	14.1%	10.4%
55 to 64	17.1%	19.7%
65 to 74	13.0%	7.6%
75 and over	4.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Russellton	Whitaker
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	68.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	16.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Russellton	Whitaker
No high school diploma	0.4%	7.6%
High school graduate	18.8%	52.5%
Some college or associate's	45.9%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Russellton	Whitaker
Drove alone	71.5%	67.0%
Carpooled	3.5%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	9.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.4%	12.2%
Other means	1.7%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Russellton	Whitaker
1-unit, detached	68.2%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	11.2%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Russellton	Whitaker
Poverty rate	10.8%	25.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1956	1952