Meshoppen vs Nicholson

A side-by-side comparison of Meshoppen and Nicholson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nicholson has the higher population (628 vs 402 in Meshoppen). Meshoppen has the higher median household income ($73,333 vs $66,111 in Nicholson). Nicholson has the higher median home value ($185,900 vs $149,500 in Meshoppen).

Population, income & housing

	Meshoppen	Nicholson
Population	402	628
Median age	28.5 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,333	$66,111
Median home value	$149,500	$185,900
Median gross rent	$1,109	$729
Housing units	160	278
Homeownership rate	71.8%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meshoppen	Nicholson
Population	505 → 402 (-20.4%)	670 → 628 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $73,333 (+56.4%)	$56,964 → $66,111 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$119,200 → $149,500 (+25.4%)	$142,700 → $185,900 (+30.3%)
Median gross rent	$896 → $1,109 (+23.8%)	$791 → $729 (-7.8%)

Meshoppen

Population

505402

Median household income

$46,875$73,333

Median home value

$119,200$149,500

Median gross rent

$896$1,109

Nicholson

Population

670628

Median household income

$56,964$66,111

Median home value

$142,700$185,900

Median gross rent

$791$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meshoppen	Nicholson
Under 5	10.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	27.9%	23.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	15.7%	14.6%
35 to 44	9.2%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	8.8%
55 to 64	13.7%	8.6%
65 to 74	4.0%	11.9%
75 and over	0.5%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meshoppen	Nicholson
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meshoppen	Nicholson
No high school diploma	20.9%	5.6%
High school graduate	42.3%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	1.8%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meshoppen	Nicholson
Drove alone	84.5%	78.0%
Carpooled	6.2%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	7.0%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meshoppen	Nicholson
1-unit, detached	69.4%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Meshoppen	Nicholson
Poverty rate	17.9%	19.1%
Average household size	3.24	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1941	1938