South Temple vs West Hamburg

A side-by-side comparison of South Temple and West Hamburg: population, income, housing, and more.

South Temple and West Hamburg are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Hamburg has the higher population (1,920 vs 1,821 in South Temple). South Temple has the higher median household income ($78,333 vs $73,712 in West Hamburg). South Temple has the higher median home value ($181,600 vs $150,800 in West Hamburg).

Population, income & housing

	South Temple	West Hamburg
Population	1,821	1,920
Median age	43.8 yrs	52.4 yrs
Median household income	$78,333	$73,712
Median home value	$181,600	$150,800
Median gross rent	$1,435	$811
Housing units	754	780
Homeownership rate	94.6%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Temple	West Hamburg
Population	2,018 → 1,821 (-9.8%)	2,108 → 1,920 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$71,250 → $78,333 (+9.9%)	$52,454 → $73,712 (+40.5%)
Median home value	$148,200 → $181,600 (+22.5%)	$126,800 → $150,800 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,195 → $1,435 (+20.1%)	$731 → $811 (+10.9%)

South Temple

Population

2,0181,821

Median household income

$71,250$78,333

Median home value

$148,200$181,600

Median gross rent

$1,195$1,435

West Hamburg

Population

2,1081,920

Median household income

$52,454$73,712

Median home value

$126,800$150,800

Median gross rent

$731$811

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Temple	West Hamburg
Under 5	3.8%	4.1%
5 to 17	23.1%	9.8%
18 to 24	2.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	7.7%	6.0%
35 to 44	15.0%	16.6%
45 to 54	6.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.2%	22.2%
65 to 74	11.3%	12.7%
75 and over	16.2%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Temple	West Hamburg
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	94.5%
Black or African American	4.5%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	8.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	40.5%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Temple	West Hamburg
No high school diploma	12.1%	10.4%
High school graduate	37.3%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Temple	West Hamburg
Drove alone	77.3%	77.5%
Carpooled	10.7%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	10.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Temple	West Hamburg
1-unit, detached	89.9%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	36.5%

Poverty & households

	South Temple	West Hamburg
Poverty rate	6.5%	7.8%
Average household size	2.48	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1953	1985