Houtzdale vs Sandy

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

Houtzdale and Sandy 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 853 in Sandy). Houtzdale has the higher median household income ($62,083 vs $53,250 in Sandy). Sandy has the higher median home value ($136,600 vs $96,400 in Houtzdale).

Population, income & housing

	Houtzdale	Sandy
Population	858	853
Median age	36.6 yrs	57.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,083	$53,250
Median home value	$96,400	$136,600
Median gross rent	$725	$900
Housing units	386	626
Homeownership rate	78.6%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Houtzdale	Sandy
Population	747 → 858 (+14.9%)	1,401 → 853 (-39.1%)
Median household income	$46,094 → $62,083 (+34.7%)	$47,450 → $53,250 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$69,600 → $96,400 (+38.5%)	$106,600 → $136,600 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $725 (+14.9%)	$1,000 → $900 (-10.0%)

Houtzdale

Population

747858

Median household income

$46,094$62,083

Median home value

$69,600$96,400

Median gross rent

$631$725

Sandy

Population

1,401853

Median household income

$47,450$53,250

Median home value

$106,600$136,600

Median gross rent

$1,000$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Houtzdale	Sandy
Under 5	6.6%	2.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	10.7%
18 to 24	11.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	2.0%
35 to 44	7.7%	9.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	22.5%
55 to 64	15.2%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	22.0%
75 and over	6.8%	17.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Houtzdale	Sandy
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Houtzdale	Sandy
No high school diploma	6.0%	9.4%
High school graduate	52.3%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Houtzdale	Sandy
Drove alone	85.3%	76.5%
Carpooled	7.8%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	20.1%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Houtzdale	Sandy
1-unit, detached	80.8%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Houtzdale	Sandy
Poverty rate	9.3%	16.2%
Average household size	2.45	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	27	14
Median year structure built	1942	1953