West Middlesex vs Wheatland

A side-by-side comparison of West Middlesex and Wheatland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Middlesex has the higher population (1,063 vs 703 in Wheatland). West Middlesex has the higher median household income ($82,500 vs $43,625 in Wheatland). West Middlesex has the higher median home value ($156,100 vs $64,600 in Wheatland).

Population, income & housing

	West Middlesex	Wheatland
Population	1,063	703
Median age	43.2 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$82,500	$43,625
Median home value	$156,100	$64,600
Median gross rent	$792	$796
Housing units	452	322
Homeownership rate	82.2%	56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Middlesex	Wheatland
Population	861 → 1,063 (+23.5%)	589 → 703 (+19.4%)
Median household income	$46,354 → $82,500 (+78.0%)	$32,206 → $43,625 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$96,600 → $156,100 (+61.6%)	$58,700 → $64,600 (+10.1%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $792 (+23.6%)	$682 → $796 (+16.7%)

West Middlesex

Population

8611,063

Median household income

$46,354$82,500

Median home value

$96,600$156,100

Median gross rent

$641$792

Wheatland

Population

589703

Median household income

$32,206$43,625

Median home value

$58,700$64,600

Median gross rent

$682$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Middlesex	Wheatland
Under 5	1.8%	8.1%
5 to 17	22.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	2.2%	4.1%
25 to 34	5.7%	11.9%
35 to 44	26.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.4%	18.8%
55 to 64	14.2%	15.9%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.1%
75 and over	7.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Middlesex	Wheatland
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	69.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	23.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Middlesex	Wheatland
No high school diploma	5.3%	8.2%
High school graduate	45.2%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Middlesex	Wheatland
Drove alone	85.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	5.0%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Middlesex	Wheatland
1-unit, detached	85.8%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	West Middlesex	Wheatland
Poverty rate	2.4%	33.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	21	12
Median year structure built	1946	1954