Soudersburg vs Wakefield

A side-by-side comparison of Soudersburg and Wakefield: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wakefield has the higher population (577 vs 478 in Soudersburg). Soudersburg has the higher median household income ($90,494 vs $77,976 in Wakefield). Wakefield has the higher median home value ($310,900 vs $266,100 in Soudersburg).

Population, income & housing

	Soudersburg	Wakefield
Population	478	577
Median age	35.6 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$90,494	$77,976
Median home value	$266,100	$310,900
Median gross rent	$1,400	$1,643
Housing units	212	182
Homeownership rate	41.7%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.2%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Soudersburg	Wakefield
Population	806 → 478 (-40.7%)	571 → 577 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$101,364 → $90,494 (-10.7%)	$66,806 → $77,976 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$258,300 → $266,100 (+3.0%)	$236,200 → $310,900 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $1,400 (+91.8%)	$1,075 → $1,643 (+52.8%)

Soudersburg

Population

806478

Median household income

$101,364$90,494

Median home value

$258,300$266,100

Median gross rent

$730$1,400

Wakefield

Population

571577

Median household income

$66,806$77,976

Median home value

$236,200$310,900

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,643

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Soudersburg	Wakefield
Under 5	14.2%	11.4%
5 to 17	3.3%	17.2%
18 to 24	9.4%	13.5%
25 to 34	17.4%	16.3%
35 to 44	19.2%	9.9%
45 to 54	4.0%	10.2%
55 to 64	17.6%	8.3%
65 to 74	7.9%	11.1%
75 and over	6.9%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Soudersburg	Wakefield
White (non-Hispanic)	72.6%	95.3%
Black or African American	16.9%	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%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Soudersburg	Wakefield
No high school diploma	14.0%	31.1%
High school graduate	28.7%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Soudersburg	Wakefield
Drove alone	78.8%	61.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	15.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	3.5%	3.8%
Worked from home	8.9%	0.0%
Other means	1.2%	14.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Soudersburg	Wakefield
1-unit, detached	34.9%	97.3%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	34.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Soudersburg	Wakefield
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.8%
Average household size	2.40	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1965	1978