North Belle Vernon vs West Leechburg

A side-by-side comparison of North Belle Vernon and West Leechburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Belle Vernon has the higher population (1,650 vs 1,257 in West Leechburg). West Leechburg has the higher median household income ($76,042 vs $52,928 in North Belle Vernon). West Leechburg has the higher median home value ($165,300 vs $112,300 in North Belle Vernon).

Population, income & housing

	North Belle Vernon	West Leechburg
Population	1,650	1,257
Median age	44.9 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,928	$76,042
Median home value	$112,300	$165,300
Median gross rent	$927	$675
Housing units	924	599
Homeownership rate	66.4%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Belle Vernon	West Leechburg
Population	1,796 → 1,650 (-8.1%)	1,511 → 1,257 (-16.8%)
Median household income	$57,976 → $52,928 (-8.7%)	$58,947 → $76,042 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$91,800 → $112,300 (+22.3%)	$115,200 → $165,300 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $927 (+12.6%)	$650 → $675 (+3.8%)

North Belle Vernon

Population

1,7961,650

Median household income

$57,976$52,928

Median home value

$91,800$112,300

Median gross rent

$823$927

West Leechburg

Population

1,5111,257

Median household income

$58,947$76,042

Median home value

$115,200$165,300

Median gross rent

$650$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Belle Vernon	West Leechburg
Under 5	3.2%	3.3%
5 to 17	17.9%	13.0%
18 to 24	8.1%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.0%	9.3%
35 to 44	10.1%	14.2%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	16.0%	15.7%
65 to 74	9.9%	17.7%
75 and over	9.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Belle Vernon	West Leechburg
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	91.8%
Black or African American	4.6%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Belle Vernon	West Leechburg
No high school diploma	7.4%	4.0%
High school graduate	33.0%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Belle Vernon	West Leechburg
Drove alone	75.9%	71.1%
Carpooled	8.9%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	20.2%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Belle Vernon	West Leechburg
1-unit, detached	84.6%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	North Belle Vernon	West Leechburg
Poverty rate	19.0%	3.0%
Average household size	2.11	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1948	1963