Nicholson vs West Falls

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

Nicholson and West Falls 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 352 in West Falls). Nicholson has the higher median household income ($66,111 vs $60,750 in West Falls). Nicholson has the higher median home value ($185,900 vs $156,300 in West Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Nicholson	West Falls
Population	628	352
Median age	33.4 yrs	56.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,111	$60,750
Median home value	$185,900	$156,300
Median gross rent	$729	$725
Housing units	278	241
Homeownership rate	76.7%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nicholson	West Falls
Population	670 → 628 (-6.3%)	373 → 352 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$56,964 → $66,111 (+16.1%)	$49,250 → $60,750 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$142,700 → $185,900 (+30.3%)	$145,300 → $156,300 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $729 (-7.8%)	$629 → $725 (+15.3%)

Nicholson

Population

670628

Median household income

$56,964$66,111

Median home value

$142,700$185,900

Median gross rent

$791$729

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)

	Nicholson	West Falls
Under 5	5.9%	1.1%
5 to 17	23.4%	10.2%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.2%
25 to 34	14.6%	5.4%
35 to 44	14.6%	7.4%
45 to 54	8.8%	16.2%
55 to 64	8.6%	15.6%
65 to 74	11.9%	25.6%
75 and over	3.7%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nicholson	West Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	96.3%
Black or African American	1.8%	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	3.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nicholson	West Falls
No high school diploma	5.6%	8.8%
High school graduate	42.7%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nicholson	West Falls
Drove alone	78.0%	73.7%
Carpooled	12.9%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nicholson	West Falls
1-unit, detached	77.3%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	3.3%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Nicholson	West Falls
Poverty rate	19.1%	7.1%
Average household size	2.60	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1938	1962