Bruin vs West Liberty

A side-by-side comparison of Bruin and West Liberty: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bruin has the higher population (409 vs 294 in West Liberty). Bruin has the higher median household income ($71,000 vs $54,583 in West Liberty). West Liberty has the higher median home value ($269,000 vs $153,400 in Bruin).

Population, income & housing

	Bruin	West Liberty
Population	409	294
Median age	46.9 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,000	$54,583
Median home value	$153,400	$269,000
Median gross rent	$810	$864
Housing units	192	135
Homeownership rate	72.7%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bruin	West Liberty
Population	483 → 409 (-15.3%)	347 → 294 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$60,250 → $71,000 (+17.8%)	$57,639 → $54,583 (-5.3%)
Median home value	$98,000 → $153,400 (+56.5%)	$182,000 → $269,000 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $810 (-1.3%)	$788 → $864 (+9.6%)

Bruin

Population

483409

Median household income

$60,250$71,000

Median home value

$98,000$153,400

Median gross rent

$821$810

West Liberty

Population

347294

Median household income

$57,639$54,583

Median home value

$182,000$269,000

Median gross rent

$788$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bruin	West Liberty
Under 5	4.9%	2.4%
5 to 17	13.9%	13.6%
18 to 24	9.5%	5.8%
25 to 34	5.9%	18.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	8.5%
45 to 54	14.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	20.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	16.4%	15.3%
75 and over	2.7%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bruin	West Liberty
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	98.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bruin	West Liberty
No high school diploma	9.2%	7.0%
High school graduate	48.8%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bruin	West Liberty
Drove alone	82.7%	73.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	14.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bruin	West Liberty
1-unit, detached	81.8%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Bruin	West Liberty
Poverty rate	5.1%	13.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1945	1972