McConnellstown vs Mount Union

A side-by-side comparison of McConnellstown and Mount Union: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mount Union has the higher population (2,349 vs 1,496 in McConnellstown). McConnellstown has the higher median household income ($98,000 vs $38,947 in Mount Union). McConnellstown has the higher median home value ($202,400 vs $99,000 in Mount Union).

Population, income & housing

	McConnellstown	Mount Union
Population	1,496	2,349
Median age	45.2 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$98,000	$38,947
Median home value	$202,400	$99,000
Median gross rent	$1,270	$495
Housing units	636	1,177
Homeownership rate	82.7%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.8%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McConnellstown	Mount Union
Population	1,524 → 1,496 (-1.8%)	2,289 → 2,349 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$65,893 → $98,000 (+48.7%)	$33,205 → $38,947 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$162,000 → $202,400 (+24.9%)	$77,300 → $99,000 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $1,270 (+66.0%)	$539 → $495 (-8.2%)

McConnellstown

Population

1,5241,496

Median household income

$65,893$98,000

Median home value

$162,000$202,400

Median gross rent

$765$1,270

Mount Union

Population

2,2892,349

Median household income

$33,205$38,947

Median home value

$77,300$99,000

Median gross rent

$539$495

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McConnellstown	Mount Union
Under 5	3.2%	8.5%
5 to 17	14.6%	21.4%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	16.1%	18.2%
35 to 44	6.3%	7.6%
45 to 54	18.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.6%
65 to 74	12.9%	6.4%
75 and over	6.7%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McConnellstown	Mount Union
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McConnellstown	Mount Union
No high school diploma	1.7%	11.9%
High school graduate	41.9%	48.2%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McConnellstown	Mount Union
Drove alone	87.0%	81.1%
Carpooled	4.1%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	3.4%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	2.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McConnellstown	Mount Union
1-unit, detached	92.3%	57.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	McConnellstown	Mount Union
Poverty rate	4.5%	34.7%
Average household size	2.72	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	1978	1951