Cornwells Heights vs Parkland

A side-by-side comparison of Cornwells Heights and Parkland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Parkland has the higher population (1,461 vs 1,279 in Cornwells Heights). Cornwells Heights has the higher median household income ($86,917 vs $77,199 in Parkland). Parkland has the higher median home value ($405,100 vs $350,400 in Cornwells Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Cornwells Heights	Parkland
Population	1,279	1,461
Median age	45.8 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$86,917	$77,199
Median home value	$350,400	$405,100
Median gross rent	$1,049	—
Housing units	560	561
Homeownership rate	65.0%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.2%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cornwells Heights	Parkland
Population	1,182 → 1,279 (+8.2%)	—
Median household income	$45,313 → $86,917 (+91.8%)	—
Median home value	$251,700 → $350,400 (+39.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,049 (+22.7%)	—

Cornwells Heights

Population

1,1821,279

Median household income

$45,313$86,917

Median home value

$251,700$350,400

Median gross rent

$855$1,049

Parkland

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cornwells Heights	Parkland
Under 5	4.5%	11.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	7.5%
18 to 24	4.6%	9.8%
25 to 34	8.2%	19.6%
35 to 44	15.1%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.9%	6.6%
55 to 64	15.7%	9.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	13.3%
75 and over	10.5%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cornwells Heights	Parkland
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	85.8%
Black or African American	3.3%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	6.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cornwells Heights	Parkland
No high school diploma	5.4%	3.5%
High school graduate	31.1%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.1%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cornwells Heights	Parkland
Drove alone	81.6%	74.6%
Carpooled	9.6%	16.7%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.8%	3.2%
Worked from home	5.1%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cornwells Heights	Parkland
1-unit, detached	64.5%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cornwells Heights	Parkland
Poverty rate	21.8%	1.0%
Average household size	2.10	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1953	1969