Meshoppen vs West Falls

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

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

Meshoppen has the higher population (402 vs 352 in West Falls). Meshoppen has the higher median household income ($73,333 vs $60,750 in West Falls). West Falls has the higher median home value ($156,300 vs $149,500 in Meshoppen).

Population, income & housing

	Meshoppen	West Falls
Population	402	352
Median age	28.5 yrs	56.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,333	$60,750
Median home value	$149,500	$156,300
Median gross rent	$1,109	$725
Housing units	160	241
Homeownership rate	71.8%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Meshoppen	West Falls
Population	505 → 402 (-20.4%)	373 → 352 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $73,333 (+56.4%)	$49,250 → $60,750 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$119,200 → $149,500 (+25.4%)	$145,300 → $156,300 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$896 → $1,109 (+23.8%)	$629 → $725 (+15.3%)

Meshoppen

Population

505402

Median household income

$46,875$73,333

Median home value

$119,200$149,500

Median gross rent

$896$1,109

West Falls

Population

373352

Median household income

$49,250$60,750

Median home value

$145,300$156,300

Median gross rent

$629$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Meshoppen	West Falls
Under 5	10.2%	1.1%
5 to 17	27.9%	10.2%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.2%
25 to 34	15.7%	5.4%
35 to 44	9.2%	7.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	16.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	15.6%
65 to 74	4.0%	25.6%
75 and over	0.5%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Meshoppen	West Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
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%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Meshoppen	West Falls
No high school diploma	20.9%	8.8%
High school graduate	42.3%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	1.8%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Meshoppen	West Falls
Drove alone	84.5%	73.7%
Carpooled	6.2%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Meshoppen	West Falls
1-unit, detached	69.4%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Meshoppen	West Falls
Poverty rate	17.9%	7.1%
Average household size	3.24	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1941	1962