East Washington vs Houston

A side-by-side comparison of East Washington and Houston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Washington has the higher population (1,658 vs 1,219 in Houston). East Washington has the higher median household income ($80,556 vs $70,550 in Houston). East Washington has the higher median home value ($249,100 vs $186,100 in Houston).

Population, income & housing

	East Washington	Houston
Population	1,658	1,219
Median age	37.1 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$80,556	$70,550
Median home value	$249,100	$186,100
Median gross rent	$918	$890
Housing units	886	667
Homeownership rate	61.8%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.8%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Washington	Houston
Population	1,986 → 1,658 (-16.5%)	1,352 → 1,219 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$75,724 → $80,556 (+6.4%)	$52,292 → $70,550 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$217,700 → $249,100 (+14.4%)	$140,500 → $186,100 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $918 (+20.6%)	$709 → $890 (+25.5%)

East Washington

Population

1,9861,658

Median household income

$75,724$80,556

Median home value

$217,700$249,100

Median gross rent

$761$918

Houston

Population

1,3521,219

Median household income

$52,292$70,550

Median home value

$140,500$186,100

Median gross rent

$709$890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Washington	Houston
Under 5	3.0%	7.7%
5 to 17	9.4%	12.3%
18 to 24	18.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	16.7%	8.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	16.3%
45 to 54	6.1%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.8%	14.2%
65 to 74	9.8%	10.6%
75 and over	9.5%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Washington	Houston
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	90.2%
Black or African American	4.5%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Washington	Houston
No high school diploma	4.9%	5.8%
High school graduate	24.8%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Washington	Houston
Drove alone	72.3%	74.2%
Carpooled	10.2%	11.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.8%
Walked	9.4%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	9.4%
Other means	0.5%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Washington	Houston
1-unit, detached	61.1%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	23.5%	15.6%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	7.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Washington	Houston
Poverty rate	9.3%	17.9%
Average household size	2.00	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1938	1940