Hillsville vs Wampum

A side-by-side comparison of Hillsville and Wampum: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wampum has the higher population (498 vs 459 in Hillsville). Wampum has the higher median household income ($49,375 vs $32,279 in Hillsville). Hillsville has the higher median home value ($112,000 vs $97,200 in Wampum).

Population, income & housing

	Hillsville	Wampum
Population	459	498
Median age	48.4 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$32,279	$49,375
Median home value	$112,000	$97,200
Median gross rent	—	$618
Housing units	320	274
Homeownership rate	85.9%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillsville	Wampum
Population	—	606 → 498 (-17.8%)
Median household income	—	$50,417 → $49,375 (-2.1%)
Median home value	—	$81,800 → $97,200 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$623 → $618 (-0.8%)

Hillsville

Wampum

Population

606498

Median household income

$50,417$49,375

Median home value

$81,800$97,200

Median gross rent

$623$618

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillsville	Wampum
Under 5	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	7.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	14.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	6.3%	6.4%
45 to 54	24.2%	15.7%
55 to 64	15.0%	22.3%
65 to 74	20.0%	14.9%
75 and over	6.5%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillsville	Wampum
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillsville	Wampum
No high school diploma	10.9%	11.3%
High school graduate	65.4%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	12.4%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillsville	Wampum
Drove alone	87.2%	65.2%
Carpooled	4.0%	15.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.0%	10.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillsville	Wampum
1-unit, detached	84.4%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Hillsville	Wampum
Poverty rate	2.0%	19.0%
Average household size	1.75	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1938	1950