Slovan vs West Alexander

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

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

Slovan has the higher population (611 vs 572 in West Alexander). West Alexander has the higher median household income ($75,208 vs $50,688 in Slovan). West Alexander has the higher median home value ($155,800 vs $134,300 in Slovan).

Population, income & housing

	Slovan	West Alexander
Population	611	572
Median age	50.2 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,688	$75,208
Median home value	$134,300	$155,800
Median gross rent	—	$986
Housing units	250	249
Homeownership rate	61.2%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Slovan	West Alexander
Population	548 → 611 (+11.5%)	479 → 572 (+19.4%)
Median household income	$58,036 → $50,688 (-12.7%)	$61,786 → $75,208 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$84,300 → $134,300 (+59.3%)	$118,100 → $155,800 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$713 → $986 (+38.3%)

Slovan

Population

548611

Median household income

$58,036$50,688

Median home value

$84,300$134,300

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)

	Slovan	West Alexander
Under 5	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	25.9%	22.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.6%
25 to 34	15.5%	5.2%
35 to 44	5.7%	8.6%
45 to 54	15.2%	18.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	16.1%
65 to 74	18.8%	8.9%
75 and over	18.8%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Slovan	West Alexander
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Slovan	West Alexander
No high school diploma	20.8%	9.0%
High school graduate	64.2%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	6.4%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Slovan	West Alexander
Drove alone	35.1%	77.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	64.9%	14.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Slovan	West Alexander
1-unit, detached	62.0%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Slovan	West Alexander
Poverty rate	9.2%	1.0%
Average household size	3.04	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	—	30
Median year structure built	1971	1938