Waymart vs White Mills

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

Waymart and White Mills 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 718 in White Mills). Waymart has the higher median household income ($54,318 vs $47,153 in White Mills). Waymart has the higher median home value ($187,300 vs $163,200 in White Mills).

Population, income & housing

	Waymart	White Mills
Population	1,198	718
Median age	37.8 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,318	$47,153
Median home value	$187,300	$163,200
Median gross rent	$700	$1,175
Housing units	507	345
Homeownership rate	56.6%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waymart	White Mills
Population	1,304 → 1,198 (-8.1%)	965 → 718 (-25.6%)
Median household income	$57,946 → $54,318 (-6.3%)	$43,300 → $47,153 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$145,900 → $187,300 (+28.4%)	$108,900 → $163,200 (+49.9%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $700 (-4.0%)	$757 → $1,175 (+55.2%)

Waymart

Population

1,3041,198

Median household income

$57,946$54,318

Median home value

$145,900$187,300

Median gross rent

$729$700

White Mills

Population

965718

Median household income

$43,300$47,153

Median home value

$108,900$163,200

Median gross rent

$757$1,175

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Waymart	White Mills
Under 5	8.1%	1.5%
5 to 17	17.3%	11.7%
18 to 24	9.1%	13.6%
25 to 34	12.3%	19.1%
35 to 44	9.6%	14.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	7.8%
55 to 64	8.7%	13.2%
65 to 74	12.7%	11.8%
75 and over	12.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waymart	White Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	77.3%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waymart	White Mills
No high school diploma	10.1%	8.4%
High school graduate	47.3%	55.0%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waymart	White Mills
Drove alone	75.9%	68.2%
Carpooled	14.7%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	21.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waymart	White Mills
1-unit, detached	61.1%	60.6%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	10.7%
2 to 4 units	18.1%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Waymart	White Mills
Poverty rate	14.2%	36.9%
Average household size	2.43	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1963	1949