Browndale vs Waymart

A side-by-side comparison of Browndale and Waymart: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waymart has the higher population (1,198 vs 740 in Browndale). Browndale has the higher median household income ($67,875 vs $54,318 in Waymart). Waymart has the higher median home value ($187,300 vs $138,400 in Browndale).

Population, income & housing

	Browndale	Waymart
Population	740	1,198
Median age	36.2 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,875	$54,318
Median home value	$138,400	$187,300
Median gross rent	—	$700
Housing units	301	507
Homeownership rate	89.4%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Browndale	Waymart
Population	—	1,304 → 1,198 (-8.1%)
Median household income	—	$57,946 → $54,318 (-6.3%)
Median home value	—	$145,900 → $187,300 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$729 → $700 (-4.0%)

Browndale

Waymart

Population

1,3041,198

Median household income

$57,946$54,318

Median home value

$145,900$187,300

Median gross rent

$729$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Browndale	Waymart
Under 5	4.5%	8.1%
5 to 17	27.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	3.9%	9.1%
25 to 34	10.8%	12.3%
35 to 44	13.2%	9.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.0%
55 to 64	16.2%	8.7%
65 to 74	11.1%	12.7%
75 and over	1.8%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Browndale	Waymart
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	86.4%
Black or African American	1.8%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Browndale	Waymart
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.1%
High school graduate	36.3%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Browndale	Waymart
Drove alone	87.5%	75.9%
Carpooled	4.3%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Browndale	Waymart
1-unit, detached	90.7%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Browndale	Waymart
Poverty rate	7.4%	14.2%
Average household size	2.71	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1963	1963