COMPARING TWO PLACES
Edgewood vs Elsmere
PLACE A
Edgewood, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Elsmere, Delaware
Edgewood is 52% smaller than Elsmere. Edgewood earns more, with a median household income $35,259 higher.
EDGEWOODELSMEREDIFFERENCE
Total population2,9976,196−52% vs Elsmere
Population density5,0976,278−1,181
Population growth0.9%1.6%−0.7 pts
Median age36.935.5+1.4
Male43.5%52.4%−8.9 pts
Female56.5%47.6%+8.9 pts
Foreign-born6.2%11.1%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.7%41.5%+41.3 pts
Black7.7%18.2%−10.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%38.1%−35.6 pts
Asian2.9%0.0%+2.9 pts
Other4.1%2.2%+1.9 pts
Median household income$103,203$67,944+$35,259
Per capita income$64,373$30,532+$33,841
Poverty rate5.3%23.1%−17.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.417+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher75.1%15.1%+60.0 pts
Graduate degree41.3%4.6%+36.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%4.8%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation81.4%63.7%+17.6 pts
Median home value$327,400$225,800+$101,600
Median gross rent$1,150$1,339−$189
Owner-occupied62.4%65.7%−3.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%2.7%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households32.6%64.0%−31.4 pts
Average commute25.824.4+1.4
Worked from home32.8%9.9%+22.9 pts
Public transit to work9.0%3.1%+5.9 pts
Uninsured1.7%10.2%−8.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025