COMPARING TWO PLACES
Manheim vs Mount Joy
PLACE A
Manheim, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Manheim is 40% smaller than Mount Joy. Mount Joy earns more, with a median household income $8,788 higher. Mount Joy has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 4%).
MANHEIMMOUNT JOYDIFFERENCE
Total population4,9778,319−40% vs Mount Joy
Population density3,6013,450+151
Population growth3.9%12.3%−8.5 pts
Median age32.339.5−7.2
Male50.7%49.2%+1.5 pts
Female49.3%50.8%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born1.5%3.8%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.9%81.9%+4.9 pts
Black2.8%0.9%+1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.1%13.2%−8.1 pts
Asian0.5%1.1%−0.6 pts
Other4.8%2.9%+1.9 pts
Median household income$81,273$90,061−$8,788
Per capita income$37,565$46,056−$8,491
Poverty rate16.2%9.1%+7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4200.389+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%33.7%−5.9 pts
Graduate degree7.3%11.7%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate9.0%1.3%+7.7 pts
Labor force participation76.1%73.1%+2.9 pts
Median home value$246,400$266,500−$20,100
Median gross rent$1,149$1,182−$33
Owner-occupied69.9%63.2%+6.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.0%3.7%−2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households58.3%33.9%+24.4 pts
Average commute24.125.2−1.1
Worked from home11.8%9.7%+2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured4.0%4.2%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025