Muse vs Wolfdale

A side-by-side comparison of Muse and Wolfdale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wolfdale has the higher population (3,150 vs 2,687 in Muse). Muse has the higher median household income ($108,542 vs $84,420 in Wolfdale). Muse has the higher median home value ($357,600 vs $171,000 in Wolfdale).

Population, income & housing

	Muse	Wolfdale
Population	2,687	3,150
Median age	35.2 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$108,542	$84,420
Median home value	$357,600	$171,000
Median gross rent	$655	—
Housing units	907	1,355
Homeownership rate	85.1%	98.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.7%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muse	Wolfdale
Population	2,678 → 2,687 (+0.3%)	2,626 → 3,150 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$94,375 → $108,542 (+15.0%)	$67,593 → $84,420 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$301,900 → $357,600 (+18.4%)	$131,300 → $171,000 (+30.2%)
Median gross rent	$952 → $655 (-31.2%)	—

Muse

Population

2,6782,687

Median household income

$94,375$108,542

Median home value

$301,900$357,600

Median gross rent

$952$655

Wolfdale

Population

2,6263,150

Median household income

$67,593$84,420

Median home value

$131,300$171,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Muse	Wolfdale
Under 5	6.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.1%	10.3%
18 to 24	12.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.4%	14.0%
35 to 44	8.2%	7.7%
45 to 54	18.5%	15.3%
55 to 64	9.9%	17.9%
65 to 74	6.4%	10.3%
75 and over	7.4%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muse	Wolfdale
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muse	Wolfdale
No high school diploma	5.7%	11.4%
High school graduate	29.8%	51.8%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	15.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.0%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muse	Wolfdale
Drove alone	60.7%	68.7%
Carpooled	15.1%	22.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.8%	8.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muse	Wolfdale
1-unit, detached	66.6%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	30.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	34.5%

Poverty & households

	Muse	Wolfdale
Poverty rate	4.5%	1.1%
Average household size	2.96	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1996	1974