Cresson vs Westwood

A side-by-side comparison of Cresson and Westwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Westwood has the higher population (1,590 vs 1,499 in Cresson). Cresson has the higher median household income ($57,841 vs $43,864 in Westwood). Cresson has the higher median home value ($119,500 vs $93,300 in Westwood).

Population, income & housing

	Cresson	Westwood
Population	1,499	1,590
Median age	43.0 yrs	56.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,841	$43,864
Median home value	$119,500	$93,300
Median gross rent	$675	$669
Housing units	754	967
Homeownership rate	69.0%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cresson	Westwood
Population	1,719 → 1,499 (-12.8%)	1,609 → 1,590 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$44,432 → $57,841 (+30.2%)	$42,875 → $43,864 (+2.3%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $119,500 (+11.5%)	$86,500 → $93,300 (+7.9%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $675 (+8.5%)	$607 → $669 (+10.2%)

Cresson

Population

1,7191,499

Median household income

$44,432$57,841

Median home value

$107,200$119,500

Median gross rent

$622$675

Westwood

Population

1,6091,590

Median household income

$42,875$43,864

Median home value

$86,500$93,300

Median gross rent

$607$669

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cresson	Westwood
Under 5	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	5.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	4.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	4.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	17.6%
55 to 64	16.8%	18.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	17.8%
75 and over	7.1%	20.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cresson	Westwood
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.9%
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%	1.5%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cresson	Westwood
No high school diploma	9.6%	10.3%
High school graduate	42.2%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cresson	Westwood
Drove alone	81.2%	87.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	5.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cresson	Westwood
1-unit, detached	65.0%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	19.2%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	13.1%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Cresson	Westwood
Poverty rate	8.1%	10.1%
Average household size	2.26	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1946	1955