Schaefferstown vs West Myerstown

A side-by-side comparison of Schaefferstown and West Myerstown: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Myerstown has the higher population (1,493 vs 938 in Schaefferstown). Schaefferstown has the higher median household income ($89,155 vs $80,650 in West Myerstown). West Myerstown has the higher median home value ($262,600 vs $219,400 in Schaefferstown).

Population, income & housing

	Schaefferstown	West Myerstown
Population	938	1,493
Median age	42.7 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$89,155	$80,650
Median home value	$219,400	$262,600
Median gross rent	$958	$938
Housing units	444	644
Homeownership rate	69.1%	57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Schaefferstown	West Myerstown
Population	1,118 → 938 (-16.1%)	—
Median household income	$76,983 → $89,155 (+15.8%)	—
Median home value	$172,500 → $219,400 (+27.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$861 → $958 (+11.3%)	—

Schaefferstown

Population

1,118938

Median household income

$76,983$89,155

Median home value

$172,500$219,400

Median gross rent

$861$958

West Myerstown

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Schaefferstown	West Myerstown
Under 5	3.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	11.1%	18.2%
18 to 24	1.9%	4.1%
25 to 34	31.4%	4.0%
35 to 44	4.2%	26.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.5%
55 to 64	16.0%	7.4%
65 to 74	16.0%	12.9%
75 and over	5.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Schaefferstown	West Myerstown
White (non-Hispanic)	98.7%	83.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Schaefferstown	West Myerstown
No high school diploma	14.4%	5.7%
High school graduate	64.1%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Schaefferstown	West Myerstown
Drove alone	92.9%	87.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.7%	1.4%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Schaefferstown	West Myerstown
1-unit, detached	69.6%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	30.9%
2 to 4 units	22.7%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Schaefferstown	West Myerstown
Poverty rate	10.1%	13.0%
Average household size	2.25	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1964	1985