East Petersburg vs Maytown

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

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

East Petersburg has the higher population (4,575 vs 4,321 in Maytown). Maytown has the higher median household income ($118,361 vs $86,614 in East Petersburg). Maytown has the higher median home value ($272,300 vs $248,100 in East Petersburg).

Population, income & housing

	East Petersburg	Maytown
Population	4,575	4,321
Median age	46.8 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$86,614	$118,361
Median home value	$248,100	$272,300
Median gross rent	$1,323	$1,724
Housing units	2,072	1,470
Homeownership rate	90.1%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Petersburg	Maytown
Population	4,520 → 4,575 (+1.2%)	3,928 → 4,321 (+10.0%)
Median household income	$74,945 → $86,614 (+15.6%)	$77,152 → $118,361 (+53.4%)
Median home value	$181,400 → $248,100 (+36.8%)	$182,500 → $272,300 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,144 → $1,323 (+15.6%)	$1,176 → $1,724 (+46.6%)

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

Maytown

Population

3,9284,321

Median household income

$77,152$118,361

Median home value

$182,500$272,300

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Petersburg	Maytown
Under 5	4.4%	7.3%
5 to 17	16.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	1.9%	9.5%
25 to 34	10.2%	14.9%
35 to 44	13.8%	10.8%
45 to 54	16.5%	17.7%
55 to 64	12.6%	8.5%
65 to 74	14.9%	8.1%
75 and over	9.7%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Petersburg	Maytown
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	81.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Petersburg	Maytown
No high school diploma	6.4%	3.9%
High school graduate	35.9%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Petersburg	Maytown
Drove alone	85.5%	74.0%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.3%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	14.0%
Other means	0.7%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Petersburg	Maytown
1-unit, detached	70.5%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	28.3%	27.8%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Petersburg	Maytown
Poverty rate	6.7%	4.5%
Average household size	2.20	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1967	1995