Noxen vs West Falls

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

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

Noxen has the higher population (656 vs 352 in West Falls). West Falls has the higher median household income ($60,750 vs $55,000 in Noxen). Noxen has the higher median home value ($169,500 vs $156,300 in West Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Noxen	West Falls
Population	656	352
Median age	53.3 yrs	56.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$60,750
Median home value	$169,500	$156,300
Median gross rent	$798	$725
Housing units	324	241
Homeownership rate	72.9%	89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.9%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	17.5%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Noxen	West Falls
Population	552 → 656 (+18.8%)	373 → 352 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$48,500 → $55,000 (+13.4%)	$49,250 → $60,750 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $169,500 (+50.7%)	$145,300 → $156,300 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $798 (+5.3%)	$629 → $725 (+15.3%)

Noxen

Population

552656

Median household income

$48,500$55,000

Median home value

$112,500$169,500

Median gross rent

$758$798

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)

	Noxen	West Falls
Under 5	3.5%	1.1%
5 to 17	13.4%	10.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.2%
25 to 34	15.9%	5.4%
35 to 44	7.5%	7.4%
45 to 54	6.9%	16.2%
55 to 64	12.0%	15.6%
65 to 74	22.1%	25.6%
75 and over	13.3%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Noxen	West Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	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	3.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Noxen	West Falls
No high school diploma	16.3%	8.8%
High school graduate	54.2%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Noxen	West Falls
Drove alone	75.5%	73.7%
Carpooled	12.7%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	10.3%
Other means	7.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Noxen	West Falls
1-unit, detached	71.3%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Noxen	West Falls
Poverty rate	10.6%	7.1%
Average household size	2.31	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1950	1962