Madera vs West Decatur

A side-by-side comparison of Madera and West Decatur: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Decatur has the higher population (624 vs 562 in Madera). Madera has the higher median household income ($57,059 vs $38,173 in West Decatur). Madera has the higher median home value ($95,500 vs $90,600 in West Decatur).

Population, income & housing

	Madera	West Decatur
Population	562	624
Median age	41.9 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$57,059	$38,173
Median home value	$95,500	$90,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,053
Housing units	234	252
Homeownership rate	90.1%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	10.6%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madera	West Decatur
Population	—	435 → 624 (+43.4%)
Median household income	—	$38,854 → $38,173 (-1.8%)
Median home value	—	$85,000 → $90,600 (+6.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$583 → $1,053 (+80.6%)

Madera

West Decatur

Population

435624

Median household income

$38,854$38,173

Median home value

$85,000$90,600

Median gross rent

$583$1,053

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madera	West Decatur
Under 5	5.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	17.1%	18.6%
18 to 24	4.4%	10.1%
25 to 34	11.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	15.3%	11.2%
45 to 54	16.5%	9.8%
55 to 64	12.8%	12.8%
65 to 74	6.2%	13.3%
75 and over	11.4%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madera	West Decatur
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	5.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madera	West Decatur
No high school diploma	15.0%	16.0%
High school graduate	55.0%	64.6%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madera	West Decatur
Drove alone	70.0%	85.6%
Carpooled	11.8%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madera	West Decatur
1-unit, detached	82.9%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Madera	West Decatur
Poverty rate	16.5%	39.2%
Average household size	2.78	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	1938	1951