North East vs Northwest Harborcreek

A side-by-side comparison of North East and Northwest Harborcreek: population, income, housing, and more.

North East and Northwest Harborcreek are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Northwest Harborcreek has the higher population (8,908 vs 4,069 in North East). Northwest Harborcreek has the higher median household income ($87,601 vs $67,469 in North East). Northwest Harborcreek has the higher median home value ($215,200 vs $151,000 in North East).

Population, income & housing

	North East	Northwest Harborcreek
Population	4,069	8,908
Median age	42.9 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,469	$87,601
Median home value	$151,000	$215,200
Median gross rent	$731	$875
Housing units	1,914	3,675
Homeownership rate	53.7%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North East	Northwest Harborcreek
Population	4,108 → 4,069 (-0.9%)	9,077 → 8,908 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$50,014 → $67,469 (+34.9%)	$54,113 → $87,601 (+61.9%)
Median home value	$127,600 → $151,000 (+18.3%)	$163,300 → $215,200 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$667 → $731 (+9.6%)	$807 → $875 (+8.4%)

North East

Population

4,1084,069

Median household income

$50,014$67,469

Median home value

$127,600$151,000

Median gross rent

$667$731

Northwest Harborcreek

Population

9,0778,908

Median household income

$54,113$87,601

Median home value

$163,300$215,200

Median gross rent

$807$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North East	Northwest Harborcreek
Under 5	5.8%	4.1%
5 to 17	16.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	9.8%	6.1%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	18.2%	13.9%
65 to 74	11.2%	15.4%
75 and over	5.5%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North East	Northwest Harborcreek
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	91.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North East	Northwest Harborcreek
No high school diploma	12.5%	4.1%
High school graduate	36.8%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	17.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North East	Northwest Harborcreek
Drove alone	73.9%	82.4%
Carpooled	15.7%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	2.4%	2.5%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.5%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North East	Northwest Harborcreek
1-unit, detached	59.3%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	31.5%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	2.2%
20 or more units	5.0%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	North East	Northwest Harborcreek
Poverty rate	16.0%	5.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1946	1976