Easton vs Wilson

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

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

Easton has the higher population (29,079 vs 8,196 in Wilson). Wilson has the higher median household income ($80,928 vs $63,775 in Easton). Wilson has the higher median home value ($191,800 vs $169,200 in Easton).

Population, income & housing

	Easton	Wilson
Population	29,079	8,196
Median age	33.5 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,775	$80,928
Median home value	$169,200	$191,800
Median gross rent	$1,223	$1,211
Housing units	11,481	3,211
Homeownership rate	45.2%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Easton	Wilson
Population	27,122 → 29,079 (+7.2%)	7,797 → 8,196 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$51,698 → $63,775 (+23.4%)	$66,915 → $80,928 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$124,800 → $169,200 (+35.6%)	$129,900 → $191,800 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$986 → $1,223 (+24.0%)	$1,016 → $1,211 (+19.2%)

Easton

Population

27,12229,079

Median household income

$51,698$63,775

Median home value

$124,800$169,200

Median gross rent

$986$1,223

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)

	Easton	Wilson
Under 5	4.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.7%	22.0%
18 to 24	19.2%	6.7%
25 to 34	14.0%	15.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	7.6%	9.2%
75 and over	5.7%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Easton	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	53.4%	51.3%
Black or African American	13.9%	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	1.4%
Two or more races	5.3%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	24.5%	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Easton	Wilson
No high school diploma	12.4%	13.2%
High school graduate	35.8%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Easton	Wilson
Drove alone	71.1%	70.5%
Carpooled	7.0%	9.0%
Public transit	2.0%	3.8%
Walked	5.5%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	9.8%
Other means	2.1%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Easton	Wilson
1-unit, detached	26.0%	26.0%
1-unit, attached	32.4%	45.7%
2 to 4 units	22.4%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	7.9%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Easton	Wilson
Poverty rate	17.9%	11.2%
Average household size	2.37	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1938	1938