Ernest vs Heilwood

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

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

Ernest has the higher population (368 vs 229 in Heilwood). Ernest has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $63,214 in Heilwood). Ernest has the higher median home value ($81,000 vs $52,000 in Heilwood).

Population, income & housing

	Ernest	Heilwood
Population	368	229
Median age	37.3 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$63,214
Median home value	$81,000	$52,000
Median gross rent	$929	—
Housing units	148	104
Homeownership rate	72.5%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.0%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	19.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ernest	Heilwood
Population	523 → 368 (-29.6%)	593 → 229 (-61.4%)
Median household income	$58,125 → $68,750 (+18.3%)	$55,156 → $63,214 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$68,100 → $81,000 (+18.9%)	$77,200 → $52,000 (-32.6%)
Median gross rent	$863 → $929 (+7.6%)	—

Ernest

Population

523368

Median household income

$58,125$68,750

Median home value

$68,100$81,000

Median gross rent

$863$929

Heilwood

Population

593229

Median household income

$55,156$63,214

Median home value

$77,200$52,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ernest	Heilwood
Under 5	5.7%	8.3%
5 to 17	20.9%	12.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	10.0%
25 to 34	14.9%	20.1%
35 to 44	17.4%	8.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	7.0%
65 to 74	4.9%	16.6%
75 and over	6.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ernest	Heilwood
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	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	4.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ernest	Heilwood
No high school diploma	7.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.8%	49.1%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ernest	Heilwood
Drove alone	89.6%	95.3%
Carpooled	3.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ernest	Heilwood
1-unit, detached	91.9%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Ernest	Heilwood
Poverty rate	15.5%	4.8%
Average household size	2.67	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1938	1938