Misericordia University vs Sugar Notch

A side-by-side comparison of Misericordia University and Sugar Notch: population, income, housing, and more.

Misericordia University and Sugar Notch are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sugar Notch has the higher population (977 vs 967 in Misericordia University). Since 2019, Misericordia University's population has grown faster (+12.3% vs +1.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Misericordia University	Sugar Notch
Population	967	977
Median age	20.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$56,250
Median home value	—	$121,100
Median gross rent	—	$879
Housing units	17	509
Homeownership rate	0.0%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Misericordia University	Sugar Notch
Population	861 → 967 (+12.3%)	960 → 977 (+1.8%)
Median household income	—	$67,250 → $56,250 (-16.4%)
Median home value	—	$93,600 → $121,100 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$788 → $879 (+11.5%)

Misericordia University

Population

861967

Sugar Notch

Population

960977

Median household income

$67,250$56,250

Median home value

$93,600$121,100

Median gross rent

$788$879

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Misericordia University	Sugar Notch
Under 5	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	19.1%
18 to 24	79.6%	5.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	0.7%	16.1%
55 to 64	0.3%	16.0%
65 to 74	5.1%	9.3%
75 and over	14.3%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Misericordia University	Sugar Notch
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	95.7%
Black or African American	5.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Misericordia University	Sugar Notch
No high school diploma	6.1%	13.2%
High school graduate	58.9%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	7.1%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	23.9%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Misericordia University	Sugar Notch
Drove alone	50.0%	79.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	18.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	12.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.9%	11.0%
Other means	4.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Misericordia University	Sugar Notch
1-unit, detached	0.0%	51.9%
1-unit, attached	100.0%	30.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Misericordia University	Sugar Notch
Poverty rate	0.0%	25.1%
Average household size	1.94	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	18	29
Median year structure built	—	1938