McAdoo vs Orwigsburg

A side-by-side comparison of McAdoo and Orwigsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Orwigsburg has the higher population (3,004 vs 2,617 in McAdoo). Orwigsburg has the higher median household income ($80,000 vs $45,239 in McAdoo). Orwigsburg has the higher median home value ($194,200 vs $84,800 in McAdoo).

Population, income & housing

	McAdoo	Orwigsburg
Population	2,617	3,004
Median age	34.9 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,239	$80,000
Median home value	$84,800	$194,200
Median gross rent	$1,007	$730
Housing units	1,319	1,095
Homeownership rate	53.1%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McAdoo	Orwigsburg
Population	2,440 → 2,617 (+7.3%)	2,974 → 3,004 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$33,315 → $45,239 (+35.8%)	$59,647 → $80,000 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$63,100 → $84,800 (+34.4%)	$157,700 → $194,200 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,007 (+36.4%)	$719 → $730 (+1.5%)

McAdoo

Population

2,4402,617

Median household income

$33,315$45,239

Median home value

$63,100$84,800

Median gross rent

$738$1,007

Orwigsburg

Population

2,9743,004

Median household income

$59,647$80,000

Median home value

$157,700$194,200

Median gross rent

$719$730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McAdoo	Orwigsburg
Under 5	6.9%	8.4%
5 to 17	18.8%	17.5%
18 to 24	12.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.4%	7.8%
35 to 44	7.9%	14.1%
45 to 54	14.4%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	7.6%	12.5%
75 and over	5.8%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McAdoo	Orwigsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	61.1%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.7%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	28.7%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McAdoo	Orwigsburg
No high school diploma	19.0%	7.3%
High school graduate	45.6%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McAdoo	Orwigsburg
Drove alone	81.6%	79.3%
Carpooled	14.0%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McAdoo	Orwigsburg
1-unit, detached	34.6%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	37.3%	20.1%
2 to 4 units	21.3%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	McAdoo	Orwigsburg
Poverty rate	16.5%	3.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1938	1957