Saxton vs Stonerstown

A side-by-side comparison of Saxton and Stonerstown: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Saxton has the higher population (723 vs 404 in Stonerstown). Stonerstown has the higher median household income ($60,938 vs $34,861 in Saxton). Stonerstown has the higher median home value ($131,100 vs $119,600 in Saxton).

Population, income & housing

	Saxton	Stonerstown
Population	723	404
Median age	41.9 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$34,861	$60,938
Median home value	$119,600	$131,100
Median gross rent	$638	—
Housing units	364	209
Homeownership rate	51.4%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Saxton	Stonerstown
Population	666 → 723 (+8.6%)	382 → 404 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$42,188 → $34,861 (-17.4%)	$35,833 → $60,938 (+70.1%)
Median home value	$91,900 → $119,600 (+30.1%)	$100,300 → $131,100 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $638 (+4.1%)	$692 → $738 (+6.6%)

Saxton

Population

666723

Median household income

$42,188$34,861

Median home value

$91,900$119,600

Median gross rent

$613$638

Stonerstown

Population

382404

Median household income

$35,833$60,938

Median home value

$100,300$131,100

Median gross rent

$692$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Saxton	Stonerstown
Under 5	8.3%	9.2%
5 to 17	13.1%	14.9%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	8.2%	7.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.0%	8.9%
75 and over	11.3%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Saxton	Stonerstown
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	97.8%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Saxton	Stonerstown
No high school diploma	13.6%	7.7%
High school graduate	49.7%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	17.6%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Saxton	Stonerstown
Drove alone	76.1%	64.0%
Carpooled	6.1%	16.1%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	18.3%
Other means	1.6%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Saxton	Stonerstown
1-unit, detached	45.3%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	22.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Saxton	Stonerstown
Poverty rate	23.6%	5.9%
Average household size	2.17	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	34	38
Median year structure built	1946	1960