Gouglersville vs Mertztown

A side-by-side comparison of Gouglersville and Mertztown: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gouglersville has the higher population (662 vs 630 in Mertztown). Gouglersville has the higher median home value ($257,500 vs $173,300 in Mertztown). Since 2019, Gouglersville's population has grown faster (+48.8% vs -34.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Gouglersville	Mertztown
Population	662	630
Median age	46.9 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$64,318
Median home value	$257,500	$173,300
Median gross rent	$1,188	$1,150
Housing units	228	240
Homeownership rate	72.8%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gouglersville	Mertztown
Population	445 → 662 (+48.8%)	963 → 630 (-34.6%)
Median household income	$107,813 → $82,500 (-23.5%)	$60,531 → $64,318 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$162,000 → $257,500 (+59.0%)	$130,100 → $173,300 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,150 → $1,188 (+3.3%)	$897 → $1,150 (+28.2%)

Gouglersville

Population

445662

Median household income

$107,813$82,500

Median home value

$162,000$257,500

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,188

Mertztown

Population

963630

Median household income

$60,531$64,318

Median home value

$130,100$173,300

Median gross rent

$897$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gouglersville	Mertztown
Under 5	2.1%	7.3%
5 to 17	10.3%	12.9%
18 to 24	2.0%	12.7%
25 to 34	26.0%	5.9%
35 to 44	8.2%	13.2%
45 to 54	8.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	21.0%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	15.9%
75 and over	12.2%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gouglersville	Mertztown
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	85.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gouglersville	Mertztown
No high school diploma	5.6%	10.4%
High school graduate	47.6%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gouglersville	Mertztown
Drove alone	88.7%	87.5%
Carpooled	4.5%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	0.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gouglersville	Mertztown
1-unit, detached	100.0%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	21.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.8%

Poverty & households

	Gouglersville	Mertztown
Poverty rate	6.8%	5.6%
Average household size	2.90	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	30	15
Median year structure built	1958	1964