Castanea vs McElhattan

A side-by-side comparison of Castanea and McElhattan: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Castanea has the higher population (1,114 vs 1,045 in McElhattan). McElhattan has the higher median household income ($63,542 vs $60,250 in Castanea). McElhattan has the higher median home value ($224,200 vs $123,400 in Castanea).

Population, income & housing

	Castanea	McElhattan
Population	1,114	1,045
Median age	42.2 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,250	$63,542
Median home value	$123,400	$224,200
Median gross rent	$962	$900
Housing units	524	452
Homeownership rate	80.5%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castanea	McElhattan
Population	1,117 → 1,114 (-0.3%)	385 → 1,045 (+171.4%)
Median household income	$62,188 → $60,250 (-3.1%)	$41,667 → $63,542 (+52.5%)
Median home value	$128,300 → $123,400 (-3.8%)	$83,300 → $224,200 (+169.1%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $962 (+12.4%)	$1,158 → $900 (-22.3%)

Castanea

Population

1,1171,114

Median household income

$62,188$60,250

Median home value

$128,300$123,400

Median gross rent

$856$962

McElhattan

Population

3851,045

Median household income

$41,667$63,542

Median home value

$83,300$224,200

Median gross rent

$1,158$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castanea	McElhattan
Under 5	3.2%	2.1%
5 to 17	14.6%	10.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	12.2%
35 to 44	15.2%	14.8%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	16.6%
65 to 74	16.2%	14.3%
75 and over	7.5%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castanea	McElhattan
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	83.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castanea	McElhattan
No high school diploma	7.8%	13.3%
High school graduate	46.4%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castanea	McElhattan
Drove alone	88.0%	81.2%
Carpooled	8.0%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	10.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castanea	McElhattan
1-unit, detached	64.9%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.3%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Castanea	McElhattan
Poverty rate	6.6%	11.3%
Average household size	2.19	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1970	1992