Mohnton vs Mount Penn

A side-by-side comparison of Mohnton and Mount Penn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mount Penn has the higher population (3,236 vs 2,924 in Mohnton). Mohnton has the higher median household income ($72,198 vs $61,544 in Mount Penn). Mohnton has the higher median home value ($221,200 vs $163,300 in Mount Penn).

Population, income & housing

	Mohnton	Mount Penn
Population	2,924	3,236
Median age	37.7 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,198	$61,544
Median home value	$221,200	$163,300
Median gross rent	$911	$940
Housing units	1,182	1,409
Homeownership rate	62.7%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mohnton	Mount Penn
Population	3,015 → 2,924 (-3.0%)	3,126 → 3,236 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$70,819 → $72,198 (+1.9%)	$47,455 → $61,544 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $221,200 (+33.7%)	$110,700 → $163,300 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$881 → $911 (+3.4%)	$997 → $940 (-5.7%)

Mohnton

Population

3,0152,924

Median household income

$70,819$72,198

Median home value

$165,400$221,200

Median gross rent

$881$911

Mount Penn

Population

3,1263,236

Median household income

$47,455$61,544

Median home value

$110,700$163,300

Median gross rent

$997$940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mohnton	Mount Penn
Under 5	7.2%	3.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	20.5%
18 to 24	8.6%	11.6%
25 to 34	13.6%	14.5%
35 to 44	9.4%	12.9%
45 to 54	15.3%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	3.7%
65 to 74	12.2%	12.1%
75 and over	3.3%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mohnton	Mount Penn
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	56.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.4%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.8%	28.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mohnton	Mount Penn
No high school diploma	7.6%	9.4%
High school graduate	33.0%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mohnton	Mount Penn
Drove alone	75.8%	69.1%
Carpooled	11.6%	9.8%
Public transit	2.3%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	8.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	10.8%
Other means	3.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mohnton	Mount Penn
1-unit, detached	53.6%	33.8%
1-unit, attached	13.5%	39.7%
2 to 4 units	17.5%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	10.6%
20 or more units	0.3%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mohnton	Mount Penn
Poverty rate	11.8%	12.9%
Average household size	2.51	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1973	1941