Hop Bottom vs Union Dale

A side-by-side comparison of Hop Bottom and Union Dale: population, income, housing, and more.

Hop Bottom and Union Dale are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hop Bottom has the higher population (283 vs 212 in Union Dale). Union Dale has the higher median household income ($53,393 vs $50,000 in Hop Bottom). Union Dale has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $112,900 in Hop Bottom).

Population, income & housing

	Hop Bottom	Union Dale
Population	283	212
Median age	49.3 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,000	$53,393
Median home value	$112,900	$168,800
Median gross rent	$1,102	—
Housing units	124	152
Homeownership rate	81.5%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hop Bottom	Union Dale
Population	321 → 283 (-11.8%)	194 → 212 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$52,955 → $50,000 (-5.6%)	$54,625 → $53,393 (-2.3%)
Median home value	$95,600 → $112,900 (+18.1%)	$172,100 → $168,800 (-1.9%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $1,102 (+29.6%)	$638 → $675 (+5.8%)

Hop Bottom

Population

321283

Median household income

$52,955$50,000

Median home value

$95,600$112,900

Median gross rent

$850$1,102

Union Dale

Population

194212

Median household income

$54,625$53,393

Median home value

$172,100$168,800

Median gross rent

$638$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hop Bottom	Union Dale
Under 5	3.5%	8.0%
5 to 17	13.4%	5.2%
18 to 24	2.1%	3.8%
25 to 34	10.6%	9.0%
35 to 44	16.6%	8.5%
45 to 54	9.9%	13.7%
55 to 64	15.2%	28.3%
65 to 74	17.3%	14.6%
75 and over	11.3%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hop Bottom	Union Dale
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	95.3%
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	4.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hop Bottom	Union Dale
No high school diploma	12.2%	5.7%
High school graduate	68.6%	56.3%
Some college or associate's	11.4%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hop Bottom	Union Dale
Drove alone	74.2%	83.3%
Carpooled	7.3%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	0.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hop Bottom	Union Dale
1-unit, detached	82.3%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	Hop Bottom	Union Dale
Poverty rate	12.7%	10.8%
Average household size	2.62	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1938	1969