Thornburg vs West Elizabeth

A side-by-side comparison of Thornburg and West Elizabeth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Thornburg has the higher population (444 vs 400 in West Elizabeth). Thornburg has the higher median household income ($220,625 vs $62,778 in West Elizabeth). Thornburg has the higher median home value ($426,400 vs $76,600 in West Elizabeth).

Population, income & housing

	Thornburg	West Elizabeth
Population	444	400
Median age	42.9 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$220,625	$62,778
Median home value	$426,400	$76,600
Median gross rent	—	$806
Housing units	151	194
Homeownership rate	97.4%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.2%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Thornburg	West Elizabeth
Population	443 → 444 (+0.2%)	524 → 400 (-23.7%)
Median household income	$166,250 → $220,625 (+32.7%)	$45,000 → $62,778 (+39.5%)
Median home value	$322,500 → $426,400 (+32.2%)	$66,000 → $76,600 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$716 → $806 (+12.6%)

Thornburg

Population

443444

Median household income

$166,250$220,625

Median home value

$322,500$426,400

West Elizabeth

Population

524400

Median household income

$45,000$62,778

Median home value

$66,000$76,600

Median gross rent

$716$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Thornburg	West Elizabeth
Under 5	4.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	21.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	2.0%	8.0%
25 to 34	6.3%	13.8%
35 to 44	18.7%	3.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	19.5%
55 to 64	12.4%	19.5%
65 to 74	13.7%	8.5%
75 and over	10.6%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Thornburg	West Elizabeth
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	89.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Thornburg	West Elizabeth
No high school diploma	2.2%	6.9%
High school graduate	12.2%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	10.3%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	41.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Thornburg	West Elizabeth
Drove alone	60.3%	73.4%
Carpooled	1.3%	15.6%
Public transit	3.1%	4.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.9%	7.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Thornburg	West Elizabeth
1-unit, detached	96.7%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Thornburg	West Elizabeth
Poverty rate	0.7%	7.2%
Average household size	2.94	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1953	1951