West Newton vs Youngwood

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

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

Youngwood has the higher population (2,936 vs 2,630 in West Newton). Youngwood has the higher median household income ($60,795 vs $47,250 in West Newton). Youngwood has the higher median home value ($160,400 vs $130,300 in West Newton).

Population, income & housing

	West Newton	Youngwood
Population	2,630	2,936
Median age	50.0 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,250	$60,795
Median home value	$130,300	$160,400
Median gross rent	$639	$826
Housing units	1,414	1,543
Homeownership rate	62.2%	60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Newton	Youngwood
Population	2,646 → 2,630 (-0.6%)	2,900 → 2,936 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$40,878 → $47,250 (+15.6%)	$52,711 → $60,795 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$108,100 → $130,300 (+20.5%)	$113,000 → $160,400 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$450 → $639 (+42.0%)	$663 → $826 (+24.6%)

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

Youngwood

Population

2,9002,936

Median household income

$52,711$60,795

Median home value

$113,000$160,400

Median gross rent

$663$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Newton	Youngwood
Under 5	5.2%	2.3%
5 to 17	11.3%	14.6%
18 to 24	4.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	14.5%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	14.3%
55 to 64	17.9%	14.4%
65 to 74	16.9%	12.8%
75 and over	9.2%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Newton	Youngwood
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	94.6%
Black or African American	7.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Newton	Youngwood
No high school diploma	9.4%	4.4%
High school graduate	40.4%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Newton	Youngwood
Drove alone	84.4%	84.9%
Carpooled	5.7%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	4.7%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Newton	Youngwood
1-unit, detached	74.8%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	11.9%
20 or more units	7.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	West Newton	Youngwood
Poverty rate	18.6%	5.0%
Average household size	2.01	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1948	1962