Palmer Heights vs Wind Gap

A side-by-side comparison of Palmer Heights and Wind Gap: population, income, housing, and more.

Palmer Heights and Wind Gap are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Palmer Heights has the higher population (3,963 vs 3,202 in Wind Gap). Palmer Heights has the higher median household income ($115,292 vs $74,803 in Wind Gap). Palmer Heights has the higher median home value ($289,400 vs $201,800 in Wind Gap).

Population, income & housing

	Palmer Heights	Wind Gap
Population	3,963	3,202
Median age	47.6 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$115,292	$74,803
Median home value	$289,400	$201,800
Median gross rent	$1,411	$1,205
Housing units	1,435	1,428
Homeownership rate	96.7%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmer Heights	Wind Gap
Population	3,837 → 3,963 (+3.3%)	2,720 → 3,202 (+17.7%)
Median household income	$81,908 → $115,292 (+40.8%)	$51,250 → $74,803 (+46.0%)
Median home value	$206,800 → $289,400 (+39.9%)	$186,100 → $201,800 (+8.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,176 → $1,411 (+20.0%)	$829 → $1,205 (+45.4%)

Palmer Heights

Population

3,8373,963

Median household income

$81,908$115,292

Median home value

$206,800$289,400

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,411

Wind Gap

Population

2,7203,202

Median household income

$51,250$74,803

Median home value

$186,100$201,800

Median gross rent

$829$1,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmer Heights	Wind Gap
Under 5	3.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	17.8%	9.9%
18 to 24	2.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	8.3%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	18.7%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	17.4%
65 to 74	16.1%	13.6%
75 and over	11.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmer Heights	Wind Gap
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	90.2%
Black or African American	2.1%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmer Heights	Wind Gap
No high school diploma	5.5%	9.9%
High school graduate	31.1%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmer Heights	Wind Gap
Drove alone	86.9%	71.2%
Carpooled	3.1%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	21.6%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmer Heights	Wind Gap
1-unit, detached	92.5%	51.6%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	18.3%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Palmer Heights	Wind Gap
Poverty rate	2.1%	4.7%
Average household size	2.73	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1965	1962