Trafford vs West Newton

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

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

Trafford has the higher population (3,247 vs 2,630 in West Newton). Trafford has the higher median household income ($62,874 vs $47,250 in West Newton). Trafford has the higher median home value ($143,200 vs $130,300 in West Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Trafford	West Newton
Population	3,247	2,630
Median age	38.6 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$62,874	$47,250
Median home value	$143,200	$130,300
Median gross rent	$1,010	$639
Housing units	1,711	1,414
Homeownership rate	74.5%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Trafford	West Newton
Population	3,083 → 3,247 (+5.3%)	2,646 → 2,630 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$44,150 → $62,874 (+42.4%)	$40,878 → $47,250 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$112,100 → $143,200 (+27.7%)	$108,100 → $130,300 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $1,010 (+49.0%)	$450 → $639 (+42.0%)

Trafford

Population

3,0833,247

Median household income

$44,150$62,874

Median home value

$112,100$143,200

Median gross rent

$678$1,010

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)

	Trafford	West Newton
Under 5	7.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.9%	11.3%
18 to 24	5.4%	4.2%
25 to 34	17.8%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	15.5%	17.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	16.9%
75 and over	8.1%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Trafford	West Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	88.1%
Black or African American	1.6%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Trafford	West Newton
No high school diploma	10.9%	9.4%
High school graduate	30.7%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Trafford	West Newton
Drove alone	74.8%	84.4%
Carpooled	6.3%	5.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	5.8%
Other means	1.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Trafford	West Newton
1-unit, detached	61.6%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	14.1%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	5.1%
20 or more units	4.7%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Trafford	West Newton
Poverty rate	5.1%	18.6%
Average household size	2.22	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1953	1948