Roscoe vs West Alexander

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

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

Roscoe has the higher population (600 vs 572 in West Alexander). West Alexander has the higher median household income ($75,208 vs $63,333 in Roscoe). West Alexander has the higher median home value ($155,800 vs $108,700 in Roscoe).

Population, income & housing

	Roscoe	West Alexander
Population	600	572
Median age	39.4 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,333	$75,208
Median home value	$108,700	$155,800
Median gross rent	$950	$986
Housing units	326	249
Homeownership rate	83.2%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roscoe	West Alexander
Population	722 → 600 (-16.9%)	479 → 572 (+19.4%)
Median household income	$50,893 → $63,333 (+24.4%)	$61,786 → $75,208 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $108,700 (+36.2%)	$118,100 → $155,800 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $950 (+46.6%)	$713 → $986 (+38.3%)

Roscoe

Population

722600

Median household income

$50,893$63,333

Median home value

$79,800$108,700

Median gross rent

$648$950

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)

	Roscoe	West Alexander
Under 5	6.7%	1.4%
5 to 17	9.2%	22.6%
18 to 24	11.0%	13.6%
25 to 34	12.3%	5.2%
35 to 44	20.8%	8.6%
45 to 54	6.2%	18.2%
55 to 64	20.2%	16.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	8.9%
75 and over	4.5%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roscoe	West Alexander
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	98.3%
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%	1.2%
Two or more races	10.3%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roscoe	West Alexander
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.0%
High school graduate	50.3%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roscoe	West Alexander
Drove alone	81.1%	77.0%
Carpooled	5.4%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	14.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roscoe	West Alexander
1-unit, detached	84.0%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Roscoe	West Alexander
Poverty rate	7.7%	1.0%
Average household size	2.34	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1938	1938