Elderton vs North Vandergrift

A side-by-side comparison of Elderton and North Vandergrift: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Vandergrift has the higher population (317 vs 283 in Elderton). Elderton has the higher median household income ($59,375 vs $34,583 in North Vandergrift). Elderton has the higher median home value ($120,800 vs $47,300 in North Vandergrift).

Population, income & housing

	Elderton	North Vandergrift
Population	283	317
Median age	61.1 yrs	53.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,375	$34,583
Median home value	$120,800	$47,300
Median gross rent	$736	$642
Housing units	166	180
Homeownership rate	60.0%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	14.6%	28.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elderton	North Vandergrift
Population	373 → 283 (-24.1%)	424 → 317 (-25.2%)
Median household income	$60,536 → $59,375 (-1.9%)	$29,535 → $34,583 (+17.1%)
Median home value	$114,600 → $120,800 (+5.4%)	$76,100 → $47,300 (-37.8%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $736 (-6.6%)	$643 → $642 (-0.2%)

Elderton

Population

373283

Median household income

$60,536$59,375

Median home value

$114,600$120,800

Median gross rent

$788$736

North Vandergrift

Population

424317

Median household income

$29,535$34,583

Median home value

$76,100$47,300

Median gross rent

$643$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elderton	North Vandergrift
Under 5	2.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	8.5%	13.6%
18 to 24	3.2%	11.0%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.8%	9.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	21.5%
65 to 74	26.5%	14.2%
75 and over	13.1%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elderton	North Vandergrift
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	79.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	12.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elderton	North Vandergrift
No high school diploma	6.2%	10.0%
High school graduate	69.8%	55.7%
Some college or associate's	12.0%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elderton	North Vandergrift
Drove alone	90.6%	82.3%
Carpooled	1.2%	14.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elderton	North Vandergrift
1-unit, detached	68.7%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	22.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Elderton	North Vandergrift
Poverty rate	20.8%	33.8%
Average household size	1.86	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	35	48
Median year structure built	1963	1944