Aliquippa vs Economy

A side-by-side comparison of Aliquippa and Economy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Aliquippa has the higher population (9,146 vs 9,042 in Economy). Economy has the higher median household income ($94,430 vs $51,050 in Aliquippa). Economy has the higher median home value ($244,700 vs $96,800 in Aliquippa).

Population, income & housing

	Aliquippa	Economy
Population	9,146	9,042
Median age	48.9 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,050	$94,430
Median home value	$96,800	$244,700
Median gross rent	$720	$907
Housing units	5,644	3,959
Homeownership rate	62.4%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aliquippa	Economy
Population	9,004 → 9,146 (+1.6%)	9,182 → 9,042 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$31,985 → $51,050 (+59.6%)	$81,938 → $94,430 (+15.2%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $96,800 (+27.7%)	$183,100 → $244,700 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $720 (+12.0%)	$700 → $907 (+29.6%)

Aliquippa

Population

9,0049,146

Median household income

$31,985$51,050

Median home value

$75,800$96,800

Median gross rent

$643$720

Economy

Population

9,1829,042

Median household income

$81,938$94,430

Median home value

$183,100$244,700

Median gross rent

$700$907

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aliquippa	Economy
Under 5	2.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.9%	11.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	4.5%
25 to 34	7.7%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.7%	9.9%
45 to 54	14.5%	13.8%
55 to 64	16.5%	16.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	18.7%
75 and over	10.9%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aliquippa	Economy
White (non-Hispanic)	55.8%	93.9%
Black or African American	37.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aliquippa	Economy
No high school diploma	8.0%	1.7%
High school graduate	37.8%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aliquippa	Economy
Drove alone	65.0%	77.2%
Carpooled	10.9%	5.0%
Public transit	6.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	15.8%
Other means	2.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aliquippa	Economy
1-unit, detached	69.9%	93.7%
1-unit, attached	10.5%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Aliquippa	Economy
Poverty rate	19.9%	4.3%
Average household size	1.99	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1946	1972