Derry vs West Newton

A side-by-side comparison of Derry and West Newton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Newton has the higher population (2,630 vs 2,616 in Derry). Derry has the higher median household income ($49,051 vs $47,250 in West Newton). West Newton has the higher median home value ($130,300 vs $122,200 in Derry).

Population, income & housing

	Derry	West Newton
Population	2,616	2,630
Median age	42.1 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,051	$47,250
Median home value	$122,200	$130,300
Median gross rent	$593	$639
Housing units	1,396	1,414
Homeownership rate	70.2%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Derry	West Newton
Population	2,540 → 2,616 (+3.0%)	2,646 → 2,630 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$48,304 → $49,051 (+1.5%)	$40,878 → $47,250 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$86,900 → $122,200 (+40.6%)	$108,100 → $130,300 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $593 (-5.1%)	$450 → $639 (+42.0%)

Derry

Population

2,5402,616

Median household income

$48,304$49,051

Median home value

$86,900$122,200

Median gross rent

$625$593

West Newton

Population

2,6462,630

Median household income

$40,878$47,250

Median home value

$108,100$130,300

Median gross rent

$450$639

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Derry	West Newton
Under 5	4.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	11.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	4.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	14.5%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.1%	10.4%
55 to 64	14.9%	17.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	16.9%
75 and over	10.9%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Derry	West Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	88.1%
Black or African American	2.8%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Derry	West Newton
No high school diploma	3.9%	9.4%
High school graduate	47.7%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Derry	West Newton
Drove alone	81.3%	84.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	5.8%
Other means	0.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Derry	West Newton
1-unit, detached	74.2%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	5.1%
20 or more units	8.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Derry	West Newton
Poverty rate	16.7%	18.6%
Average household size	2.22	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1944	1948