East Waterford vs Mexico

A side-by-side comparison of East Waterford and Mexico: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mexico has the higher population (411 vs 127 in East Waterford). East Waterford has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $49,476 in Mexico). Mexico has the higher median home value ($171,100 vs $141,700 in East Waterford).

Population, income & housing

	East Waterford	Mexico
Population	127	411
Median age	50.5 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$49,476
Median home value	$141,700	$171,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,143
Housing units	63	221
Homeownership rate	80.0%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Waterford	Mexico
Population	189 → 127 (-32.8%)	367 → 411 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$38,036 → $63,750 (+67.6%)	$50,750 → $49,476 (-2.5%)
Median home value	$117,800 → $141,700 (+20.3%)	$88,300 → $171,100 (+93.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$658 → $1,143 (+73.7%)

East Waterford

Population

189127

Median household income

$38,036$63,750

Median home value

$117,800$141,700

Mexico

Population

367411

Median household income

$50,750$49,476

Median home value

$88,300$171,100

Median gross rent

$658$1,143

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Waterford	Mexico
Under 5	5.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	3.9%	9.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	4.9%
25 to 34	8.7%	31.6%
35 to 44	18.9%	9.2%
45 to 54	15.7%	3.9%
55 to 64	19.7%	13.9%
65 to 74	16.5%	12.7%
75 and over	4.7%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Waterford	Mexico
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	75.7%
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%	3.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Waterford	Mexico
No high school diploma	1.9%	10.1%
High school graduate	60.7%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	16.8%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Waterford	Mexico
Drove alone	75.3%	89.4%
Carpooled	12.3%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	2.1%
Other means	8.2%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Waterford	Mexico
1-unit, detached	92.1%	93.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	East Waterford	Mexico
Poverty rate	6.3%	5.6%
Average household size	2.12	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	49	30
Median year structure built	1938	1955