Bressler vs Paxtang

A side-by-side comparison of Bressler and Paxtang: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bressler has the higher population (2,129 vs 1,617 in Paxtang). Paxtang has the higher median household income ($83,571 vs $73,525 in Bressler). Paxtang has the higher median home value ($179,900 vs $162,300 in Bressler).

Population, income & housing

	Bressler	Paxtang
Population	2,129	1,617
Median age	44.1 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,525	$83,571
Median home value	$162,300	$179,900
Median gross rent	$1,121	$1,085
Housing units	797	694
Homeownership rate	84.1%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	36.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bressler	Paxtang
Population	1,548 → 2,129 (+37.5%)	1,726 → 1,617 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$54,125 → $73,525 (+35.8%)	$73,015 → $83,571 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$100,500 → $162,300 (+61.5%)	$145,500 → $179,900 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $1,121 (+33.0%)	$972 → $1,085 (+11.6%)

Bressler

Population

1,5482,129

Median household income

$54,125$73,525

Median home value

$100,500$162,300

Median gross rent

$843$1,121

Paxtang

Population

1,7261,617

Median household income

$73,015$83,571

Median home value

$145,500$179,900

Median gross rent

$972$1,085

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bressler	Paxtang
Under 5	5.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	22.3%	17.3%
18 to 24	1.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	16.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	14.2%	15.0%
55 to 64	22.9%	10.9%
65 to 74	5.2%	10.6%
75 and over	5.1%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bressler	Paxtang
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	64.9%
Black or African American	7.2%	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	12.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	31.8%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bressler	Paxtang
No high school diploma	15.5%	8.9%
High school graduate	50.6%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bressler	Paxtang
Drove alone	75.4%	70.5%
Carpooled	3.9%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.0%	14.0%
Other means	1.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bressler	Paxtang
1-unit, detached	68.4%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	28.7%	19.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bressler	Paxtang
Poverty rate	5.4%	9.2%
Average household size	2.66	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1959	1938