East Petersburg vs Manheim

A side-by-side comparison of East Petersburg and Manheim: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Manheim has the higher population (5,028 vs 4,575 in East Petersburg). East Petersburg has the higher median household income ($86,614 vs $81,484 in Manheim). East Petersburg has the higher median home value ($248,100 vs $218,100 in Manheim).

Population, income & housing

	East Petersburg	Manheim
Population	4,575	5,028
Median age	46.8 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$86,614	$81,484
Median home value	$248,100	$218,100
Median gross rent	$1,323	$1,324
Housing units	2,072	1,939
Homeownership rate	90.1%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Petersburg	Manheim
Population	4,520 → 4,575 (+1.2%)	4,867 → 5,028 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$74,945 → $86,614 (+15.6%)	$53,515 → $81,484 (+52.3%)
Median home value	$181,400 → $248,100 (+36.8%)	$155,300 → $218,100 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,144 → $1,323 (+15.6%)	$811 → $1,324 (+63.3%)

East Petersburg

Population

4,5204,575

Median household income

$74,945$86,614

Median home value

$181,400$248,100

Median gross rent

$1,144$1,323

Manheim

Population

4,8675,028

Median household income

$53,515$81,484

Median home value

$155,300$218,100

Median gross rent

$811$1,324

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Petersburg	Manheim
Under 5	4.4%	11.1%
5 to 17	16.0%	16.3%
18 to 24	1.9%	4.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	22.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	8.8%
45 to 54	16.5%	16.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.3%
65 to 74	14.9%	4.5%
75 and over	9.7%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Petersburg	Manheim
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Petersburg	Manheim
No high school diploma	6.4%	6.5%
High school graduate	35.9%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Petersburg	Manheim
Drove alone	85.5%	78.4%
Carpooled	5.2%	9.1%
Public transit	0.9%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	11.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Petersburg	Manheim
1-unit, detached	70.5%	63.6%
1-unit, attached	28.3%	26.1%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Petersburg	Manheim
Poverty rate	6.7%	13.1%
Average household size	2.20	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1967	1949