COMPARING TWO PLACES
Penbrook vs Colonial Park
PLACE A
Penbrook, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Colonial Park, Pennsylvania
Penbrook is 82% smaller than Colonial Park. Colonial Park earns more, with a median household income $10,793 higher. Colonial Park has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 9%).
PENBROOKCOLONIAL PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population3,24318,032−82% vs Colonial Park
Population density7,2553,576+3,679
Population growth8.8%22.8%−13.9 pts
Median age34.136.5−2.4
Male51.0%45.4%+5.6 pts
Female49.0%54.6%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born2.3%17.9%−15.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.2%46.6%−7.4 pts
Black24.4%24.7%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino26.2%12.9%+13.3 pts
Asian0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Other10.2%5.5%+4.7 pts
Median household income$62,312$73,105−$10,793
Per capita income$30,808$33,312−$2,504
Poverty rate7.4%9.9%−2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3680.406−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%24.6%+13.7 pts
Graduate degree18.3%8.5%+9.8 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%4.0%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation78.5%67.9%+10.6 pts
Median home value$168,100$231,100−$63,000
Median gross rent$987$1,392−$405
Owner-occupied56.8%46.6%+10.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.9%5.0%+1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households47.2%47.1%+0.1 pts
Average commute19.620.2−0.6
Worked from home14.7%14.6%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured13.9%10.0%+3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024