Weigelstown vs York

A side-by-side comparison of Weigelstown and York: population, income, housing, and more.

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

York has the higher population (44,830 vs 15,401 in Weigelstown). Weigelstown has the higher median household income ($70,333 vs $47,115 in York). Weigelstown has the higher median home value ($202,100 vs $103,100 in York).

Population, income & housing

	Weigelstown	York
Population	15,401	44,830
Median age	43.1 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,333	$47,115
Median home value	$202,100	$103,100
Median gross rent	$1,358	$958
Housing units	6,734	19,307
Homeownership rate	84.9%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Weigelstown	York
Population	12,812 → 15,401 (+20.2%)	44,022 → 44,830 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$54,298 → $70,333 (+29.5%)	$33,906 → $47,115 (+39.0%)
Median home value	$148,300 → $202,100 (+36.3%)	$75,900 → $103,100 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,070 → $1,358 (+26.9%)	$846 → $958 (+13.2%)

Weigelstown

Population

12,81215,401

Median household income

$54,298$70,333

Median home value

$148,300$202,100

Median gross rent

$1,070$1,358

York

Population

44,02244,830

Median household income

$33,906$47,115

Median home value

$75,900$103,100

Median gross rent

$846$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Weigelstown	York
Under 5	6.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.7%	12.4%
25 to 34	10.1%	15.5%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.4%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.3%
65 to 74	14.2%	7.9%
75 and over	9.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Weigelstown	York
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	34.6%
Black or African American	3.4%	23.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	36.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Weigelstown	York
No high school diploma	6.9%	19.0%
High school graduate	44.5%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Weigelstown	York
Drove alone	78.1%	66.3%
Carpooled	8.1%	11.6%
Public transit	0.6%	5.4%
Walked	0.2%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	13.1%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Weigelstown	York
1-unit, detached	57.8%	21.3%
1-unit, attached	24.9%	41.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	20.1%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	7.6%
20 or more units	3.3%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Weigelstown	York
Poverty rate	7.3%	22.7%
Average household size	2.36	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1990	1941