Atlasburg vs West Alexander

A side-by-side comparison of Atlasburg and West Alexander: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Atlasburg has the higher population (604 vs 572 in West Alexander). West Alexander has the higher median home value ($155,800 vs $114,200 in Atlasburg). Since 2019, West Alexander's population has grown faster (+19.4% vs -3.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Atlasburg	West Alexander
Population	604	572
Median age	31.5 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$75,208
Median home value	$114,200	$155,800
Median gross rent	—	$986
Housing units	350	249
Homeownership rate	96.6%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atlasburg	West Alexander
Population	625 → 604 (-3.4%)	479 → 572 (+19.4%)
Median household income	$64,107 → $65,625 (+2.4%)	$61,786 → $75,208 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$111,300 → $114,200 (+2.6%)	$118,100 → $155,800 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$713 → $986 (+38.3%)

Atlasburg

Population

625604

Median household income

$64,107$65,625

Median home value

$111,300$114,200

West Alexander

Population

479572

Median household income

$61,786$75,208

Median home value

$118,100$155,800

Median gross rent

$713$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atlasburg	West Alexander
Under 5	2.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	17.7%	22.6%
18 to 24	4.3%	13.6%
25 to 34	30.5%	5.2%
35 to 44	16.1%	8.6%
45 to 54	8.8%	18.2%
55 to 64	6.5%	16.1%
65 to 74	14.2%	8.9%
75 and over	0.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atlasburg	West Alexander
White (non-Hispanic)	75.7%	98.3%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	14.1%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atlasburg	West Alexander
No high school diploma	8.9%	9.0%
High school graduate	36.2%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	17.9%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atlasburg	West Alexander
Drove alone	72.8%	77.0%
Carpooled	6.7%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	14.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atlasburg	West Alexander
1-unit, detached	74.6%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	18.6%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Atlasburg	West Alexander
Poverty rate	15.9%	1.0%
Average household size	2.60	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1948	1938