Halifax vs Oberlin

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

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

Halifax has the higher population (641 vs 452 in Oberlin). Oberlin has the higher median household income ($138,750 vs $58,906 in Halifax). Halifax has the higher median home value ($179,200 vs $148,100 in Oberlin).

Population, income & housing

	Halifax	Oberlin
Population	641	452
Median age	35.2 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,906	$138,750
Median home value	$179,200	$148,100
Median gross rent	$834	—
Housing units	326	218
Homeownership rate	53.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halifax	Oberlin
Population	989 → 641 (-35.2%)	351 → 452 (+28.8%)
Median household income	$44,583 → $58,906 (+32.1%)	$72,216 → $138,750 (+92.1%)
Median home value	$121,400 → $179,200 (+47.6%)	$142,300 → $148,100 (+4.1%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $834 (+23.2%)	—

Halifax

Population

989641

Median household income

$44,583$58,906

Median home value

$121,400$179,200

Median gross rent

$677$834

Oberlin

Population

351452

Median household income

$72,216$138,750

Median home value

$142,300$148,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Halifax	Oberlin
Under 5	4.1%	13.7%
5 to 17	23.9%	19.2%
18 to 24	9.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	24.1%
35 to 44	17.0%	0.7%
45 to 54	6.7%	3.3%
55 to 64	9.8%	18.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	20.1%
75 and over	6.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halifax	Oberlin
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	87.8%
Black or African American	1.6%	6.9%
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	3.4%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halifax	Oberlin
No high school diploma	8.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.1%	66.7%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halifax	Oberlin
Drove alone	75.7%	64.3%
Carpooled	4.9%	4.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.9%	30.8%
Other means	3.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halifax	Oberlin
1-unit, detached	57.4%	92.7%
1-unit, attached	17.8%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Halifax	Oberlin
Poverty rate	29.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.37	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1938	1938