Crucible vs West Waynesburg

A side-by-side comparison of Crucible and West Waynesburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Crucible has the higher population (539 vs 431 in West Waynesburg). Since 2019, Crucible's population has grown faster (+46.1% vs +30.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Crucible	West Waynesburg
Population	539	431
Median age	28.5 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$40,869
Median gross rent	—	$578
Housing units	206	343
Homeownership rate	68.9%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	12.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crucible	West Waynesburg
Population	369 → 539 (+46.1%)	331 → 431 (+30.2%)
Median household income	$31,563 → $35,742 (+13.2%)	$20,875 → $40,869 (+95.8%)
Median home value	$42,200 → $55,300 (+31.0%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$512 → $578 (+12.9%)

Crucible

Population

369539

Median household income

$31,563$35,742

Median home value

$42,200$55,300

West Waynesburg

Population

331431

Median household income

$20,875$40,869

Median gross rent

$512$578

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crucible	West Waynesburg
Under 5	11.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	2.6%
18 to 24	4.5%	14.2%
25 to 34	27.1%	40.4%
35 to 44	5.4%	0.5%
45 to 54	1.1%	15.8%
55 to 64	26.7%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.1%	14.8%
75 and over	1.3%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crucible	West Waynesburg
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	56.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	4.5%	43.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crucible	West Waynesburg
No high school diploma	24.1%	18.4%
High school graduate	36.5%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	52.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crucible	West Waynesburg
Drove alone	100.0%	60.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	39.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crucible	West Waynesburg
1-unit, detached	77.7%	18.4%
1-unit, attached	11.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	54.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	27.4%

Poverty & households

	Crucible	West Waynesburg
Poverty rate	26.0%	7.1%
Average household size	2.62	1.33
Median year structure built	1952	1984