Van Voorhis vs West Alexander

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

Van Voorhis 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 519 in Van Voorhis). Van Voorhis has the higher median home value ($202,300 vs $155,800 in West Alexander). Since 2019, Van Voorhis's population has grown faster (+189.9% vs +19.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Van Voorhis	West Alexander
Population	519	572
Median age	66.3 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$75,208
Median home value	$202,300	$155,800
Median gross rent	—	$986
Housing units	239	249
Homeownership rate	38.9%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Van Voorhis	West Alexander
Population	179 → 519 (+189.9%)	479 → 572 (+19.4%)
Median household income	$133,750 → $39,294 (-70.6%)	$61,786 → $75,208 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$190,300 → $202,300 (+6.3%)	$118,100 → $155,800 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$713 → $986 (+38.3%)

Van Voorhis

Population

179519

Median household income

$133,750$39,294

Median home value

$190,300$202,300

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)

	Van Voorhis	West Alexander
Under 5	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	8.9%	22.6%
18 to 24	1.5%	13.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	5.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.6%
45 to 54	15.0%	18.2%
55 to 64	8.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	62.6%	8.9%
75 and over	3.1%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Van Voorhis	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+

	Van Voorhis	West Alexander
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.0%
High school graduate	81.3%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	9.5%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Van Voorhis	West Alexander
Drove alone	100.0%	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	0.0%	14.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Van Voorhis	West Alexander
1-unit, detached	38.9%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	61.1%	11.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Van Voorhis	West Alexander
Poverty rate	0.0%	1.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	—	30
Median year structure built	1938	1938