Strabane vs West Alexander

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

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

West Alexander has the higher population (572 vs 569 in Strabane). West Alexander has the higher median household income ($75,208 vs $53,775 in Strabane). Strabane has the higher median home value ($169,800 vs $155,800 in West Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Strabane	West Alexander
Population	569	572
Median age	35.4 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,775	$75,208
Median home value	$169,800	$155,800
Median gross rent	$807	$986
Housing units	274	249
Homeownership rate	74.5%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Strabane	West Alexander
Population	—	479 → 572 (+19.4%)
Median household income	—	$61,786 → $75,208 (+21.7%)
Median home value	—	$118,100 → $155,800 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$713 → $986 (+38.3%)

Strabane

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)

	Strabane	West Alexander
Under 5	12.5%	1.4%
5 to 17	5.6%	22.6%
18 to 24	4.7%	13.6%
25 to 34	25.0%	5.2%
35 to 44	4.9%	8.6%
45 to 54	15.6%	18.2%
55 to 64	1.2%	16.1%
65 to 74	20.0%	8.9%
75 and over	10.4%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Strabane	West Alexander
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	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	5.1%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Strabane	West Alexander
No high school diploma	10.9%	9.0%
High school graduate	30.3%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	21.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Strabane	West Alexander
Drove alone	74.1%	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	25.9%	14.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Strabane	West Alexander
1-unit, detached	81.4%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Strabane	West Alexander
Poverty rate	0.4%	1.0%
Average household size	2.07	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1938	1938