Gratz vs Halifax

A side-by-side comparison of Gratz and Halifax: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gratz has the higher population (682 vs 641 in Halifax). Halifax has the higher median home value ($179,200 vs $130,400 in Gratz). Since 2019, Gratz's population has grown faster (-8.5% vs -35.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Gratz	Halifax
Population	682	641
Median age	52.3 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$58,906
Median home value	$130,400	$179,200
Median gross rent	$766	$834
Housing units	432	326
Homeownership rate	42.4%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gratz	Halifax
Population	745 → 682 (-8.5%)	989 → 641 (-35.2%)
Median household income	$61,786 → $38,194 (-38.2%)	$44,583 → $58,906 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$107,600 → $130,400 (+21.2%)	$121,400 → $179,200 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$554 → $766 (+38.3%)	$677 → $834 (+23.2%)

Gratz

Population

745682

Median household income

$61,786$38,194

Median home value

$107,600$130,400

Median gross rent

$554$766

Halifax

Population

989641

Median household income

$44,583$58,906

Median home value

$121,400$179,200

Median gross rent

$677$834

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gratz	Halifax
Under 5	7.3%	4.1%
5 to 17	7.8%	23.9%
18 to 24	5.4%	9.8%
25 to 34	9.2%	11.9%
35 to 44	5.9%	17.0%
45 to 54	35.9%	6.7%
55 to 64	14.1%	9.8%
65 to 74	5.7%	10.8%
75 and over	8.7%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gratz	Halifax
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	24.6%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gratz	Halifax
No high school diploma	21.2%	8.5%
High school graduate	56.8%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gratz	Halifax
Drove alone	74.8%	75.7%
Carpooled	13.2%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	2.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	14.9%
Other means	1.1%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gratz	Halifax
1-unit, detached	78.0%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	17.8%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	8.3%
20 or more units	7.4%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Gratz	Halifax
Poverty rate	32.1%	29.5%
Average household size	1.67	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1938	1938