McDonald vs New Eagle

A side-by-side comparison of McDonald and New Eagle: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McDonald has the higher population (2,277 vs 2,148 in New Eagle). McDonald has the higher median household income ($56,369 vs $52,612 in New Eagle). McDonald has the higher median home value ($152,400 vs $103,100 in New Eagle).

Population, income & housing

	McDonald	New Eagle
Population	2,277	2,148
Median age	38.7 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,369	$52,612
Median home value	$152,400	$103,100
Median gross rent	$875	$729
Housing units	1,153	1,165
Homeownership rate	62.3%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDonald	New Eagle
Population	2,164 → 2,277 (+5.2%)	2,349 → 2,148 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$45,534 → $56,369 (+23.8%)	$43,387 → $52,612 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$115,400 → $152,400 (+32.1%)	$86,100 → $103,100 (+19.7%)
Median gross rent	$776 → $875 (+12.8%)	$683 → $729 (+6.7%)

McDonald

Population

2,1642,277

Median household income

$45,534$56,369

Median home value

$115,400$152,400

Median gross rent

$776$875

New Eagle

Population

2,3492,148

Median household income

$43,387$52,612

Median home value

$86,100$103,100

Median gross rent

$683$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McDonald	New Eagle
Under 5	6.9%	2.4%
5 to 17	15.3%	10.8%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	13.9%	13.9%
35 to 44	14.7%	10.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.6%	18.3%
75 and over	9.8%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDonald	New Eagle
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	93.4%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDonald	New Eagle
No high school diploma	11.4%	5.6%
High school graduate	39.4%	53.1%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDonald	New Eagle
Drove alone	79.1%	82.4%
Carpooled	5.4%	8.5%
Public transit	0.7%	1.8%
Walked	5.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McDonald	New Eagle
1-unit, detached	72.1%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	16.8%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	3.6%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	McDonald	New Eagle
Poverty rate	8.9%	15.4%
Average household size	2.18	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1938	1959