Jacobus vs Wrightsville

A side-by-side comparison of Jacobus and Wrightsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jacobus has the higher population (2,208 vs 2,188 in Wrightsville). Jacobus has the higher median household income ($107,500 vs $72,727 in Wrightsville). Jacobus has the higher median home value ($260,300 vs $164,800 in Wrightsville).

Population, income & housing

	Jacobus	Wrightsville
Population	2,208	2,188
Median age	40.4 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$107,500	$72,727
Median home value	$260,300	$164,800
Median gross rent	$1,643	$1,029
Housing units	732	864
Homeownership rate	77.1%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.1%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jacobus	Wrightsville
Population	1,789 → 2,208 (+23.4%)	2,419 → 2,188 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$81,650 → $107,500 (+31.7%)	$54,205 → $72,727 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$192,800 → $260,300 (+35.0%)	$120,400 → $164,800 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$985 → $1,643 (+66.8%)	$842 → $1,029 (+22.2%)

Jacobus

Population

1,7892,208

Median household income

$81,650$107,500

Median home value

$192,800$260,300

Median gross rent

$985$1,643

Wrightsville

Population

2,4192,188

Median household income

$54,205$72,727

Median home value

$120,400$164,800

Median gross rent

$842$1,029

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jacobus	Wrightsville
Under 5	4.7%	8.5%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	10.1%	9.7%
25 to 34	15.7%	12.3%
35 to 44	7.9%	17.1%
45 to 54	17.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	9.2%	8.3%
75 and over	4.9%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jacobus	Wrightsville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	79.8%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.2%	12.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jacobus	Wrightsville
No high school diploma	11.2%	8.3%
High school graduate	39.3%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jacobus	Wrightsville
Drove alone	80.9%	80.7%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	4.2%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	4.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jacobus	Wrightsville
1-unit, detached	89.9%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	30.7%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Jacobus	Wrightsville
Poverty rate	1.9%	7.9%
Average household size	3.04	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1971	1940