Alverda vs Heilwood

A side-by-side comparison of Alverda and Heilwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Heilwood has the higher population (229 vs 173 in Alverda). Heilwood has the higher median household income ($63,214 vs $36,250 in Alverda). Alverda has the higher median home value ($82,800 vs $52,000 in Heilwood).

Population, income & housing

	Alverda	Heilwood
Population	173	229
Median age	43.6 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$36,250	$63,214
Median home value	$82,800	$52,000
Housing units	100	104
Homeownership rate	71.0%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	19.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alverda	Heilwood
Population	141 → 173 (+22.7%)	593 → 229 (-61.4%)
Median household income	$36,016 → $36,250 (+0.6%)	$55,156 → $63,214 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$77,800 → $82,800 (+6.4%)	$77,200 → $52,000 (-32.6%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $775 (+15.3%)	—

Alverda

Population

141173

Median household income

$36,016$36,250

Median home value

$77,800$82,800

Median gross rent

$672$775

Heilwood

Population

593229

Median household income

$55,156$63,214

Median home value

$77,200$52,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alverda	Heilwood
Under 5	0.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	10.4%	12.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.0%
25 to 34	24.9%	20.1%
35 to 44	16.2%	8.7%
45 to 54	5.8%	10.5%
55 to 64	15.6%	7.0%
65 to 74	10.4%	16.6%
75 and over	16.8%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alverda	Heilwood
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alverda	Heilwood
No high school diploma	11.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	64.5%	49.1%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alverda	Heilwood
Drove alone	64.1%	95.3%
Carpooled	14.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	4.7%
Other means	16.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alverda	Heilwood
1-unit, detached	91.0%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Alverda	Heilwood
Poverty rate	24.9%	4.8%
Average household size	1.68	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1963	1938