Temple vs Topton

A side-by-side comparison of Temple and Topton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Temple has the higher population (2,335 vs 2,305 in Topton). Topton has the higher median household income ($91,518 vs $71,773 in Temple). Topton has the higher median home value ($215,600 vs $161,400 in Temple).

Population, income & housing

	Temple	Topton
Population	2,335	2,305
Median age	32.1 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,773	$91,518
Median home value	$161,400	$215,600
Median gross rent	$1,261	$1,184
Housing units	861	1,016
Homeownership rate	63.4%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Temple	Topton
Population	1,689 → 2,335 (+38.2%)	1,750 → 2,305 (+31.7%)
Median household income	$60,644 → $71,773 (+18.4%)	$69,236 → $91,518 (+32.2%)
Median home value	$130,400 → $161,400 (+23.8%)	$157,000 → $215,600 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$959 → $1,261 (+31.5%)	$914 → $1,184 (+29.5%)

Temple

Population

1,6892,335

Median household income

$60,644$71,773

Median home value

$130,400$161,400

Median gross rent

$959$1,261

Topton

Population

1,7502,305

Median household income

$69,236$91,518

Median home value

$157,000$215,600

Median gross rent

$914$1,184

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Temple	Topton
Under 5	2.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	29.3%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.4%	5.1%
25 to 34	17.3%	17.1%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.1%
45 to 54	5.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.4%	16.0%
65 to 74	3.3%	9.8%
75 and over	5.3%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Temple	Topton
White (non-Hispanic)	58.4%	89.9%
Black or African American	9.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	27.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Temple	Topton
No high school diploma	14.1%	11.0%
High school graduate	44.2%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Temple	Topton
Drove alone	74.9%	83.9%
Carpooled	17.5%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	5.8%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Temple	Topton
1-unit, detached	41.2%	46.5%
1-unit, attached	17.8%	33.9%
2 to 4 units	18.4%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	22.6%	13.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Temple	Topton
Poverty rate	8.4%	4.3%
Average household size	2.85	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1953	1943