Houtzdale vs Plymptonville

A side-by-side comparison of Houtzdale and Plymptonville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Houtzdale has the higher population (858 vs 801 in Plymptonville). Houtzdale has the higher median household income ($62,083 vs $56,346 in Plymptonville). Plymptonville has the higher median home value ($116,400 vs $96,400 in Houtzdale).

Population, income & housing

	Houtzdale	Plymptonville
Population	858	801
Median age	36.6 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,083	$56,346
Median home value	$96,400	$116,400
Median gross rent	$725	$729
Housing units	386	406
Homeownership rate	78.6%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Houtzdale	Plymptonville
Population	747 → 858 (+14.9%)	1,192 → 801 (-32.8%)
Median household income	$46,094 → $62,083 (+34.7%)	$55,815 → $56,346 (+1.0%)
Median home value	$69,600 → $96,400 (+38.5%)	$65,200 → $116,400 (+78.5%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $725 (+14.9%)	$706 → $729 (+3.3%)

Houtzdale

Population

747858

Median household income

$46,094$62,083

Median home value

$69,600$96,400

Median gross rent

$631$725

Plymptonville

Population

1,192801

Median household income

$55,815$56,346

Median home value

$65,200$116,400

Median gross rent

$706$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Houtzdale	Plymptonville
Under 5	6.6%	1.9%
5 to 17	14.5%	15.1%
18 to 24	11.2%	7.4%
25 to 34	15.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	7.7%	5.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	16.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	23.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.2%
75 and over	6.8%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Houtzdale	Plymptonville
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Houtzdale	Plymptonville
No high school diploma	6.0%	22.4%
High school graduate	52.3%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Houtzdale	Plymptonville
Drove alone	85.3%	72.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	18.4%
Other means	1.5%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Houtzdale	Plymptonville
1-unit, detached	80.8%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	9.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Houtzdale	Plymptonville
Poverty rate	9.3%	8.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	27	15
Median year structure built	1942	1961