Birdsboro vs Blandon

A side-by-side comparison of Birdsboro and Blandon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Blandon has the higher population (7,546 vs 5,090 in Birdsboro). Blandon has the higher median household income ($109,775 vs $74,698 in Birdsboro). Blandon has the higher median home value ($269,700 vs $216,400 in Birdsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Birdsboro	Blandon
Population	5,090	7,546
Median age	37.8 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$74,698	$109,775
Median home value	$216,400	$269,700
Median gross rent	$1,111	$1,178
Housing units	2,273	2,823
Homeownership rate	69.0%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Birdsboro	Blandon
Population	5,131 → 5,090 (-0.8%)	8,111 → 7,546 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$64,722 → $74,698 (+15.4%)	$92,750 → $109,775 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$163,400 → $216,400 (+32.4%)	$194,000 → $269,700 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,111 (+23.4%)	$1,215 → $1,178 (-3.0%)

Birdsboro

Population

5,1315,090

Median household income

$64,722$74,698

Median home value

$163,400$216,400

Median gross rent

$900$1,111

Blandon

Population

8,1117,546

Median household income

$92,750$109,775

Median home value

$194,000$269,700

Median gross rent

$1,215$1,178

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Birdsboro	Blandon
Under 5	5.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	16.1%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.8%	9.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	19.7%
55 to 64	16.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.6%
75 and over	6.2%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Birdsboro	Blandon
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	79.2%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.9%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Birdsboro	Blandon
No high school diploma	8.4%	4.6%
High school graduate	39.2%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Birdsboro	Blandon
Drove alone	77.2%	73.6%
Carpooled	10.3%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	13.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Birdsboro	Blandon
1-unit, detached	45.2%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	34.7%	19.4%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	4.5%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Birdsboro	Blandon
Poverty rate	18.1%	6.5%
Average household size	2.30	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1962	1996