South Greensburg vs West Newton

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

South Greensburg 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 2,357 in South Greensburg). South Greensburg has the higher median household income ($61,782 vs $47,250 in West Newton). South Greensburg has the higher median home value ($148,400 vs $130,300 in West Newton).

Population, income & housing

	South Greensburg	West Newton
Population	2,357	2,630
Median age	48.9 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,782	$47,250
Median home value	$148,400	$130,300
Median gross rent	$743	$639
Housing units	1,283	1,414
Homeownership rate	74.0%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Greensburg	West Newton
Population	2,162 → 2,357 (+9.0%)	2,646 → 2,630 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$46,750 → $61,782 (+32.2%)	$40,878 → $47,250 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$99,400 → $148,400 (+49.3%)	$108,100 → $130,300 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $743 (+0.5%)	$450 → $639 (+42.0%)

South Greensburg

Population

2,1622,357

Median household income

$46,750$61,782

Median home value

$99,400$148,400

Median gross rent

$739$743

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)

	South Greensburg	West Newton
Under 5	3.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	10.1%	11.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	4.2%
25 to 34	19.8%	14.5%
35 to 44	10.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	16.2%	17.9%
65 to 74	10.5%	16.9%
75 and over	12.3%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Greensburg	West Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Greensburg	West Newton
No high school diploma	4.0%	9.4%
High school graduate	44.9%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Greensburg	West Newton
Drove alone	75.1%	84.4%
Carpooled	16.3%	5.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	5.8%
Other means	0.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Greensburg	West Newton
1-unit, detached	78.7%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	5.1%
20 or more units	4.2%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Greensburg	West Newton
Poverty rate	6.0%	18.6%
Average household size	1.98	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1954	1948