Cornwells Heights vs Richlandtown

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

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

Cornwells Heights has the higher population (1,279 vs 1,213 in Richlandtown). Cornwells Heights has the higher median household income ($86,917 vs $82,847 in Richlandtown). Cornwells Heights has the higher median home value ($350,400 vs $276,100 in Richlandtown).

Population, income & housing

	Cornwells Heights	Richlandtown
Population	1,279	1,213
Median age	45.8 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$86,917	$82,847
Median home value	$350,400	$276,100
Median gross rent	$1,049	$1,375
Housing units	560	410
Homeownership rate	65.0%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.2%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cornwells Heights	Richlandtown
Population	1,182 → 1,279 (+8.2%)	1,260 → 1,213 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$45,313 → $86,917 (+91.8%)	$70,035 → $82,847 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$251,700 → $350,400 (+39.2%)	$227,100 → $276,100 (+21.6%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $1,049 (+22.7%)	$916 → $1,375 (+50.1%)

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

Richlandtown

Population

1,2601,213

Median household income

$70,035$82,847

Median home value

$227,100$276,100

Median gross rent

$916$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cornwells Heights	Richlandtown
Under 5	4.5%	10.5%
5 to 17	16.8%	16.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	3.5%
25 to 34	8.2%	15.8%
35 to 44	15.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.7%	7.1%
65 to 74	11.7%	4.5%
75 and over	10.5%	16.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cornwells Heights	Richlandtown
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	88.3%
Black or African American	3.3%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	2.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cornwells Heights	Richlandtown
No high school diploma	5.4%	5.1%
High school graduate	31.1%	46.4%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.1%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cornwells Heights	Richlandtown
Drove alone	81.6%	78.6%
Carpooled	9.6%	8.8%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cornwells Heights	Richlandtown
1-unit, detached	64.5%	36.8%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	45.9%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	6.8%
20 or more units	7.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cornwells Heights	Richlandtown
Poverty rate	21.8%	3.7%
Average household size	2.10	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1953	1984