Arnold vs Monessen

A side-by-side comparison of Arnold and Monessen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Monessen has the higher population (6,825 vs 4,738 in Arnold). Monessen has the higher median household income ($51,094 vs $48,119 in Arnold). Monessen has the higher median home value ($87,100 vs $76,800 in Arnold).

Population, income & housing

	Arnold	Monessen
Population	4,738	6,825
Median age	39.1 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,119	$51,094
Median home value	$76,800	$87,100
Median gross rent	$799	$678
Housing units	2,608	4,015
Homeownership rate	56.1%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arnold	Monessen
Population	4,902 → 4,738 (-3.3%)	7,344 → 6,825 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$29,487 → $48,119 (+63.2%)	$43,823 → $51,094 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$55,800 → $76,800 (+37.6%)	$76,300 → $87,100 (+14.2%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $799 (-1.7%)	$674 → $678 (+0.6%)

Arnold

Population

4,9024,738

Median household income

$29,487$48,119

Median home value

$55,800$76,800

Median gross rent

$813$799

Monessen

Population

7,3446,825

Median household income

$43,823$51,094

Median home value

$76,300$87,100

Median gross rent

$674$678

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arnold	Monessen
Under 5	5.4%	6.9%
5 to 17	14.9%	12.6%
18 to 24	8.6%	5.6%
25 to 34	15.5%	10.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	9.5%
55 to 64	15.4%	18.2%
65 to 74	8.9%	14.0%
75 and over	7.4%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arnold	Monessen
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	72.2%
Black or African American	23.4%	18.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arnold	Monessen
No high school diploma	9.6%	8.1%
High school graduate	36.7%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arnold	Monessen
Drove alone	62.1%	74.1%
Carpooled	11.1%	10.6%
Public transit	7.1%	3.2%
Walked	6.4%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	8.7%
Other means	3.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arnold	Monessen
1-unit, detached	69.9%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	3.8%
20 or more units	10.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arnold	Monessen
Poverty rate	25.0%	19.6%
Average household size	2.22	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1948	1952