Halifax vs Wiconsico

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

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

Wiconsico has the higher population (750 vs 641 in Halifax). Wiconsico has the higher median household income ($66,023 vs $58,906 in Halifax). Halifax has the higher median home value ($179,200 vs $79,700 in Wiconsico).

Population, income & housing

	Halifax	Wiconsico
Population	641	750
Median age	35.2 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,906	$66,023
Median home value	$179,200	$79,700
Median gross rent	$834	$967
Housing units	326	360
Homeownership rate	53.9%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halifax	Wiconsico
Population	989 → 641 (-35.2%)	801 → 750 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$44,583 → $58,906 (+32.1%)	$46,250 → $66,023 (+42.8%)
Median home value	$121,400 → $179,200 (+47.6%)	$68,200 → $79,700 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $834 (+23.2%)	$725 → $967 (+33.4%)

Halifax

Population

989641

Median household income

$44,583$58,906

Median home value

$121,400$179,200

Median gross rent

$677$834

Wiconsico

Population

801750

Median household income

$46,250$66,023

Median home value

$68,200$79,700

Median gross rent

$725$967

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Halifax	Wiconsico
Under 5	4.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	23.9%	24.7%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.7%
35 to 44	17.0%	7.1%
45 to 54	6.7%	7.7%
55 to 64	9.8%	16.7%
65 to 74	10.8%	8.8%
75 and over	6.1%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halifax	Wiconsico
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	94.8%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halifax	Wiconsico
No high school diploma	8.5%	15.7%
High school graduate	40.1%	54.7%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halifax	Wiconsico
Drove alone	75.7%	84.9%
Carpooled	4.9%	9.2%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.9%	3.6%
Other means	3.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halifax	Wiconsico
1-unit, detached	57.4%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	17.8%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Halifax	Wiconsico
Poverty rate	29.5%	4.7%
Average household size	2.37	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	24	36
Median year structure built	1938	1938