Chestnut Hill vs Wilson

A side-by-side comparison of Chestnut Hill and Wilson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wilson has the higher population (8,196 vs 6,774 in Chestnut Hill). Chestnut Hill has the higher median household income ($125,417 vs $80,928 in Wilson). Chestnut Hill has the higher median home value ($362,800 vs $191,800 in Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Chestnut Hill	Wilson
Population	6,774	8,196
Median age	47.2 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$125,417	$80,928
Median home value	$362,800	$191,800
Median gross rent	$1,746	$1,211
Housing units	2,788	3,211
Homeownership rate	91.0%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.5%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chestnut Hill	Wilson
Population	6,135 → 6,774 (+10.4%)	7,797 → 8,196 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$124,676 → $125,417 (+0.6%)	$66,915 → $80,928 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$293,400 → $362,800 (+23.7%)	$129,900 → $191,800 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,453 → $1,746 (+20.2%)	$1,016 → $1,211 (+19.2%)

Chestnut Hill

Population

6,1356,774

Median household income

$124,676$125,417

Median home value

$293,400$362,800

Median gross rent

$1,453$1,746

Wilson

Population

7,7978,196

Median household income

$66,915$80,928

Median home value

$129,900$191,800

Median gross rent

$1,016$1,211

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chestnut Hill	Wilson
Under 5	4.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	12.5%	22.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.6%	15.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	20.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	13.6%	9.2%
75 and over	7.4%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chestnut Hill	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	76.3%	51.3%
Black or African American	7.5%	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.3%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	1.7%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chestnut Hill	Wilson
No high school diploma	4.5%	13.2%
High school graduate	21.2%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chestnut Hill	Wilson
Drove alone	69.6%	70.5%
Carpooled	10.1%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	3.8%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.8%	9.8%
Other means	0.4%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chestnut Hill	Wilson
1-unit, detached	74.2%	26.0%
1-unit, attached	19.2%	45.7%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	4.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Chestnut Hill	Wilson
Poverty rate	4.6%	11.2%
Average household size	2.51	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	34	30
Median year structure built	1997	1938