Hellertown vs Wilson

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

Hellertown 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 6,119 in Hellertown). Wilson has the higher median household income ($80,928 vs $76,657 in Hellertown). Hellertown has the higher median home value ($242,500 vs $191,800 in Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Hellertown	Wilson
Population	6,119	8,196
Median age	42.7 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,657	$80,928
Median home value	$242,500	$191,800
Median gross rent	$1,227	$1,211
Housing units	2,606	3,211
Homeownership rate	68.8%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hellertown	Wilson
Population	5,831 → 6,119 (+4.9%)	7,797 → 8,196 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$68,100 → $76,657 (+12.6%)	$66,915 → $80,928 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$185,400 → $242,500 (+30.8%)	$129,900 → $191,800 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$995 → $1,227 (+23.3%)	$1,016 → $1,211 (+19.2%)

Hellertown

Population

5,8316,119

Median household income

$68,100$76,657

Median home value

$185,400$242,500

Median gross rent

$995$1,227

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)

	Hellertown	Wilson
Under 5	5.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.5%	22.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.9%	15.7%
35 to 44	14.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	11.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.2%
75 and over	10.5%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hellertown	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	51.3%
Black or African American	1.3%	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	1.4%
Two or more races	1.5%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hellertown	Wilson
No high school diploma	5.1%	13.2%
High school graduate	36.2%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hellertown	Wilson
Drove alone	75.3%	70.5%
Carpooled	1.6%	9.0%
Public transit	2.1%	3.8%
Walked	2.3%	2.4%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.4%	9.8%
Other means	1.3%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hellertown	Wilson
1-unit, detached	59.7%	26.0%
1-unit, attached	19.6%	45.7%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	2.4%
20 or more units	5.5%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Hellertown	Wilson
Poverty rate	5.5%	11.2%
Average household size	2.42	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1951	1938