North Washington vs Portersville

A side-by-side comparison of North Washington and Portersville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Portersville has the higher population (220 vs 178 in North Washington). Portersville has the higher median home value ($185,200 vs $108,800 in North Washington).

Population, income & housing

	North Washington	Portersville
Population	178	220
Median age	33.8 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$65,938
Median home value	$108,800	$185,200
Median gross rent	$438	$675
Housing units	56	109
Homeownership rate	73.9%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Washington	Portersville
Population	—	284 → 220 (-22.5%)
Median household income	—	$55,000 → $65,938 (+19.9%)
Median home value	—	$143,300 → $185,200 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$589 → $675 (+14.6%)

North Washington

Portersville

Population

284220

Median household income

$55,000$65,938

Median home value

$143,300$185,200

Median gross rent

$589$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Washington	Portersville
Under 5	0.6%	1.8%
5 to 17	32.6%	11.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	19.7%	9.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	5.6%	15.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	18.6%
65 to 74	15.2%	14.1%
75 and over	0.0%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Washington	Portersville
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Washington	Portersville
No high school diploma	23.5%	1.7%
High school graduate	44.5%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	8.4%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Washington	Portersville
Drove alone	87.3%	78.7%
Carpooled	12.7%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Washington	Portersville
1-unit, detached	94.6%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	North Washington	Portersville
Poverty rate	30.3%	14.1%
Average household size	3.87	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	37	24
Median year structure built	1938	1953