Weigelstown

Population: 15,401
Median household income: $70,333
Median home value: $202,100

Located in York County, Pennsylvania, Weigelstown is a community with a population of 15,401. At $70,333, its median household income sits below York County's $82,238.

Between 2019 and 2023, Weigelstown's population grew 20.2% from 12,812 to 15,401, while its median home value rose 36.3% from $148,300 to $202,100.

20.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,401
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $70,333
Median home value: $202,100
Median gross rent: $1,358
Housing units: 6,734
Homeownership rate: 84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,812	$54,298	$148,300	$1,070
2020	14,156	$56,708	$150,800	$1,136
2021	14,593	$58,913	$161,800	$1,095
2022	14,960	$65,022	$190,200	$1,135
2023	15,401	$70,333	$202,100	$1,358

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,050	6.8%
5 to 17	2,569	16.7%
18 to 24	1,032	6.7%
25 to 34	1,548	10.1%
35 to 44	1,888	12.3%
45 to 54	1,721	11.2%
55 to 64	2,019	13.1%
65 to 74	2,185	14.2%
75 and over	1,389	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,907	83.8%
Black or African American	529	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	147	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	160	1.0%
Two or more races	735	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	917	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate44.5%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	738	6.9%
High school graduate	4,788	44.5%
Some college or associate's	2,973	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,585	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	666	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,840	78.1%
Carpooled	604	8.1%
Public transit	44	0.6%
Walked	12	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	977	13.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,246	19.2%
15 to 29 min	2,745	42.2%
30 to 44 min	1,556	23.9%
45 to 59 min	565	8.7%
60+ min	388	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 7.3% (1,119 of 15,401)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,151	63.7%
Nonfamily households	2,369	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,520	96.8%
Vacant	214	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,538	84.9%
Renter-occupied	982	15.1%

1-unit, detached57.8%

1-unit, attached24.9%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,894	57.8%
1-unit, attached	1,678	24.9%
2 to 4 units	152	2.3%
5 to 19 units	153	2.3%
20 or more units	225	3.3%
Mobile home & other	632	9.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4282008
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.9852, -76.8307