Donaldson vs Seltzer

A side-by-side comparison of Donaldson and Seltzer: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Donaldson has the higher population (379 vs 343 in Seltzer). Seltzer has the higher median household income ($108,869 vs $63,500 in Donaldson). Seltzer has the higher median home value ($122,100 vs $92,500 in Donaldson).

Population, income & housing

	Donaldson	Seltzer
Population	379	343
Median age	39.4 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,500	$108,869
Median home value	$92,500	$122,100
Median gross rent	$860	—
Housing units	154	127
Homeownership rate	77.3%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Donaldson	Seltzer
Population	261 → 379 (+45.2%)	281 → 343 (+22.1%)
Median household income	$53,393 → $63,500 (+18.9%)	$48,750 → $108,869 (+123.3%)
Median home value	$72,800 → $92,500 (+27.1%)	$129,200 → $122,100 (-5.5%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $860 (+21.5%)	—

Donaldson

Population

261379

Median household income

$53,393$63,500

Median home value

$72,800$92,500

Median gross rent

$708$860

Seltzer

Population

281343

Median household income

$48,750$108,869

Median home value

$129,200$122,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Donaldson	Seltzer
Under 5	3.7%	15.2%
5 to 17	19.3%	12.0%
18 to 24	11.1%	10.5%
25 to 34	11.1%	28.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	9.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.5%	18.7%
75 and over	3.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Donaldson	Seltzer
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Donaldson	Seltzer
No high school diploma	12.8%	9.3%
High school graduate	65.2%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	12.8%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Donaldson	Seltzer
Drove alone	78.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	18.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Donaldson	Seltzer
1-unit, detached	81.8%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Donaldson	Seltzer
Poverty rate	6.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.87	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	25	35
Median year structure built	1938	1968