Loop vs Penn Farms

A side-by-side comparison of Loop and Penn Farms: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Loop has the higher population (2,346 vs 2,342 in Penn Farms). Penn Farms has the higher median household income ($105,536 vs $97,396 in Loop). Penn Farms has the higher median home value ($329,200 vs $258,200 in Loop).

Population, income & housing

	Loop	Penn Farms
Population	2,346	2,342
Median age	33.5 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$97,396	$105,536
Median home value	$258,200	$329,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,118
Housing units	877	890
Homeownership rate	92.9%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	56.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loop	Penn Farms
Population	1,850 → 2,346 (+26.8%)	2,540 → 2,342 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$90,329 → $97,396 (+7.8%)	$89,601 → $105,536 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$195,200 → $258,200 (+32.3%)	$265,200 → $329,200 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$947 → $1,118 (+18.1%)

Loop

Population

1,8502,346

Median household income

$90,329$97,396

Median home value

$195,200$258,200

Penn Farms

Population

2,5402,342

Median household income

$89,601$105,536

Median home value

$265,200$329,200

Median gross rent

$947$1,118

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loop	Penn Farms
Under 5	10.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.7%	22.5%
18 to 24	10.7%	8.7%
25 to 34	14.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.4%	14.5%
45 to 54	8.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	9.6%
75 and over	5.5%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loop	Penn Farms
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	8.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loop	Penn Farms
No high school diploma	3.7%	5.3%
High school graduate	34.8%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	33.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loop	Penn Farms
Drove alone	83.5%	89.5%
Carpooled	6.5%	1.6%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loop	Penn Farms
1-unit, detached	98.5%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	11.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Loop	Penn Farms
Poverty rate	0.5%	4.3%
Average household size	2.82	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1982	1996