Hatfield vs North Wales

A side-by-side comparison of Hatfield and North Wales: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hatfield has the higher population (3,486 vs 3,421 in North Wales). North Wales has the higher median household income ($115,833 vs $72,070 in Hatfield). North Wales has the higher median home value ($385,400 vs $329,400 in Hatfield).

Population, income & housing

	Hatfield	North Wales
Population	3,486	3,421
Median age	36.3 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,070	$115,833
Median home value	$329,400	$385,400
Median gross rent	$1,264	$1,417
Housing units	1,474	1,372
Homeownership rate	43.7%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	41.1%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hatfield	North Wales
Population	3,333 → 3,486 (+4.6%)	3,253 → 3,421 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$58,210 → $72,070 (+23.8%)	$94,679 → $115,833 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$251,200 → $329,400 (+31.1%)	$253,900 → $385,400 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,028 → $1,264 (+23.0%)	$1,060 → $1,417 (+33.7%)

Hatfield

Population

3,3333,486

Median household income

$58,210$72,070

Median home value

$251,200$329,400

Median gross rent

$1,028$1,264

North Wales

Population

3,2533,421

Median household income

$94,679$115,833

Median home value

$253,900$385,400

Median gross rent

$1,060$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hatfield	North Wales
Under 5	3.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	19.1%	18.4%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	17.4%	17.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	14.1%
45 to 54	15.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	9.4%	8.8%
65 to 74	9.3%	7.6%
75 and over	4.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hatfield	North Wales
White (non-Hispanic)	63.8%	83.0%
Black or African American	6.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.8%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hatfield	North Wales
No high school diploma	5.3%	3.4%
High school graduate	24.4%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.9%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	21.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hatfield	North Wales
Drove alone	75.4%	71.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	7.4%
Walked	1.1%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	13.3%	12.1%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hatfield	North Wales
1-unit, detached	33.0%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	22.0%	19.6%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	20.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	12.9%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hatfield	North Wales
Poverty rate	5.8%	6.9%
Average household size	2.40	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1971	1945