Morrisdale vs West Decatur

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

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

Morrisdale has the higher population (813 vs 624 in West Decatur). West Decatur has the higher median household income ($38,173 vs $33,261 in Morrisdale). Morrisdale has the higher median home value ($108,900 vs $90,600 in West Decatur).

Population, income & housing

	Morrisdale	West Decatur
Population	813	624
Median age	42.9 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$33,261	$38,173
Median home value	$108,900	$90,600
Median gross rent	$905	$1,053
Housing units	467	252
Homeownership rate	56.4%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4%	3.1%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morrisdale	West Decatur
Population	793 → 813 (+2.5%)	435 → 624 (+43.4%)
Median household income	$67,284 → $33,261 (-50.6%)	$38,854 → $38,173 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$101,700 → $108,900 (+7.1%)	$85,000 → $90,600 (+6.6%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $905 (+16.0%)	$583 → $1,053 (+80.6%)

Morrisdale

Population

793813

Median household income

$67,284$33,261

Median home value

$101,700$108,900

Median gross rent

$780$905

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)

	Morrisdale	West Decatur
Under 5	7.1%	4.3%
5 to 17	18.2%	18.6%
18 to 24	5.9%	10.1%
25 to 34	1.1%	15.5%
35 to 44	18.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	16.6%	9.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	15.1%	13.3%
75 and over	3.9%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morrisdale	West Decatur
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morrisdale	West Decatur
No high school diploma	13.2%	16.0%
High school graduate	58.1%	64.6%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morrisdale	West Decatur
Drove alone	92.0%	85.6%
Carpooled	8.0%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morrisdale	West Decatur
1-unit, detached	48.2%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	27.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Morrisdale	West Decatur
Poverty rate	14.9%	39.2%
Average household size	1.97	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1963	1951