Nazareth vs Wilson

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

Nazareth 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 6,032 in Nazareth). Wilson has the higher median household income ($80,928 vs $57,551 in Nazareth). Nazareth has the higher median home value ($236,900 vs $191,800 in Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Nazareth	Wilson
Population	6,032	8,196
Median age	44.5 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,551	$80,928
Median home value	$236,900	$191,800
Median gross rent	$1,186	$1,211
Housing units	3,204	3,211
Homeownership rate	41.6%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nazareth	Wilson
Population	5,699 → 6,032 (+5.8%)	7,797 → 8,196 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$56,349 → $57,551 (+2.1%)	$66,915 → $80,928 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$194,600 → $236,900 (+21.7%)	$129,900 → $191,800 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$957 → $1,186 (+23.9%)	$1,016 → $1,211 (+19.2%)

Nazareth

Population

5,6996,032

Median household income

$56,349$57,551

Median home value

$194,600$236,900

Median gross rent

$957$1,186

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)

	Nazareth	Wilson
Under 5	3.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.5%	22.0%
18 to 24	4.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	13.9%	15.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	13.7%
45 to 54	8.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	16.2%	11.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	9.2%
75 and over	13.5%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nazareth	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	51.3%
Black or African American	3.2%	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	7.3%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nazareth	Wilson
No high school diploma	6.9%	13.2%
High school graduate	39.8%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nazareth	Wilson
Drove alone	79.2%	70.5%
Carpooled	9.7%	9.0%
Public transit	0.5%	3.8%
Walked	0.7%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	9.8%
Other means	0.5%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nazareth	Wilson
1-unit, detached	35.8%	26.0%
1-unit, attached	17.6%	45.7%
2 to 4 units	25.1%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	2.4%
20 or more units	11.5%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Nazareth	Wilson
Poverty rate	15.9%	11.2%
Average household size	2.06	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1938	1938