Chambersburg vs Wayne Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Chambersburg and Wayne Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chambersburg has the higher population (22,051 vs 3,496 in Wayne Heights). Wayne Heights has the higher median household income ($88,450 vs $56,177 in Chambersburg). Wayne Heights has the higher median home value ($256,300 vs $196,200 in Chambersburg).

Population, income & housing

	Chambersburg	Wayne Heights
Population	22,051	3,496
Median age	41.2 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,177	$88,450
Median home value	$196,200	$256,300
Median gross rent	$1,088	$1,163
Housing units	10,105	1,405
Homeownership rate	43.4%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chambersburg	Wayne Heights
Population	20,832 → 22,051 (+5.9%)	2,616 → 3,496 (+33.6%)
Median household income	$49,023 → $56,177 (+14.6%)	$66,620 → $88,450 (+32.8%)
Median home value	$154,700 → $196,200 (+26.8%)	$206,600 → $256,300 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $1,088 (+32.7%)	$936 → $1,163 (+24.3%)

Chambersburg

Population

20,83222,051

Median household income

$49,023$56,177

Median home value

$154,700$196,200

Median gross rent

$820$1,088

Wayne Heights

Population

2,6163,496

Median household income

$66,620$88,450

Median home value

$206,600$256,300

Median gross rent

$936$1,163

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chambersburg	Wayne Heights
Under 5	4.6%	3.6%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.3%	17.4%
55 to 64	12.4%	14.7%
65 to 74	10.2%	4.9%
75 and over	9.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chambersburg	Wayne Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	88.1%
Black or African American	9.1%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	19.9%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chambersburg	Wayne Heights
No high school diploma	10.0%	1.9%
High school graduate	45.1%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chambersburg	Wayne Heights
Drove alone	76.6%	83.7%
Carpooled	7.6%	6.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	8.2%
Other means	3.6%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chambersburg	Wayne Heights
1-unit, detached	42.0%	66.0%
1-unit, attached	28.1%	22.2%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	8.0%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chambersburg	Wayne Heights
Poverty rate	11.7%	3.4%
Average household size	2.19	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	19	33
Median year structure built	1963	1992