Derry vs New Stanton

A side-by-side comparison of Derry and New Stanton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Derry has the higher population (2,616 vs 2,538 in New Stanton). New Stanton has the higher median household income ($74,265 vs $49,051 in Derry). New Stanton has the higher median home value ($244,500 vs $122,200 in Derry).

Population, income & housing

	Derry	New Stanton
Population	2,616	2,538
Median age	42.1 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,051	$74,265
Median home value	$122,200	$244,500
Median gross rent	$593	$1,067
Housing units	1,396	1,177
Homeownership rate	70.2%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Derry	New Stanton
Population	2,540 → 2,616 (+3.0%)	2,199 → 2,538 (+15.4%)
Median household income	$48,304 → $49,051 (+1.5%)	$61,464 → $74,265 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$86,900 → $122,200 (+40.6%)	$179,700 → $244,500 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $593 (-5.1%)	$832 → $1,067 (+28.2%)

Derry

Population

2,5402,616

Median household income

$48,304$49,051

Median home value

$86,900$122,200

Median gross rent

$625$593

New Stanton

Population

2,1992,538

Median household income

$61,464$74,265

Median home value

$179,700$244,500

Median gross rent

$832$1,067

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Derry	New Stanton
Under 5	4.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.7%	15.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	16.5%
45 to 54	10.1%	9.5%
55 to 64	14.9%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.3%	12.3%
75 and over	10.9%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Derry	New Stanton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	93.7%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Derry	New Stanton
No high school diploma	3.9%	3.7%
High school graduate	47.7%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Derry	New Stanton
Drove alone	81.3%	75.1%
Carpooled	9.6%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.8%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.7%	15.1%
Other means	0.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Derry	New Stanton
1-unit, detached	74.2%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	16.5%
20 or more units	8.0%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Derry	New Stanton
Poverty rate	16.7%	5.9%
Average household size	2.22	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1944	1974