Birdsboro vs Pennside

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

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

Pennside has the higher population (5,406 vs 5,090 in Birdsboro). Pennside has the higher median household income ($77,411 vs $74,698 in Birdsboro). Birdsboro has the higher median home value ($216,400 vs $195,000 in Pennside).

Population, income & housing

	Birdsboro	Pennside
Population	5,090	5,406
Median age	37.8 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$74,698	$77,411
Median home value	$216,400	$195,000
Median gross rent	$1,111	$1,289
Housing units	2,273	2,352
Homeownership rate	69.0%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Birdsboro	Pennside
Population	5,131 → 5,090 (-0.8%)	4,304 → 5,406 (+25.6%)
Median household income	$64,722 → $74,698 (+15.4%)	$65,295 → $77,411 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$163,400 → $216,400 (+32.4%)	$153,000 → $195,000 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $1,111 (+23.4%)	$960 → $1,289 (+34.3%)

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

Pennside

Population

4,3045,406

Median household income

$65,295$77,411

Median home value

$153,000$195,000

Median gross rent

$960$1,289

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Birdsboro	Pennside
Under 5	5.5%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	4.2%
25 to 34	16.1%	21.5%
35 to 44	9.8%	8.6%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.5%
55 to 64	16.7%	17.6%
65 to 74	10.8%	8.9%
75 and over	6.2%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Birdsboro	Pennside
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	67.2%
Black or African American	3.2%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.9%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Birdsboro	Pennside
No high school diploma	8.4%	7.4%
High school graduate	39.2%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Birdsboro	Pennside
Drove alone	77.2%	81.4%
Carpooled	10.3%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Birdsboro	Pennside
1-unit, detached	45.2%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	34.7%	18.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	6.2%
20 or more units	2.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Birdsboro	Pennside
Poverty rate	18.1%	5.8%
Average household size	2.30	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1962	1955