Slippery Rock University vs Zelienople

A side-by-side comparison of Slippery Rock University and Zelienople: population, income, housing, and more.

Slippery Rock University and Zelienople are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Zelienople has the higher population (3,870 vs 2,724 in Slippery Rock University). Since 2019, Slippery Rock University's population has grown faster (+19.3% vs +6.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Slippery Rock University	Zelienople
Population	2,724	3,870
Median age	19.5 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$64,583
Median home value	—	$272,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,166
Housing units	31	1,942
Homeownership rate	0.0%	51.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	43.7%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Slippery Rock University	Zelienople
Population	2,284 → 2,724 (+19.3%)	3,651 → 3,870 (+6.0%)
Median household income	—	$54,235 → $64,583 (+19.1%)
Median home value	—	$201,400 → $272,500 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,094 → $1,166 (+6.6%)

Slippery Rock University

Population

2,2842,724

Zelienople

Population

3,6513,870

Median household income

$54,235$64,583

Median home value

$201,400$272,500

Median gross rent

$1,094$1,166

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Slippery Rock University	Zelienople
Under 5	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	1.4%	14.8%
18 to 24	96.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	0.6%	10.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	14.5%
45 to 54	1.1%	10.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	10.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	11.5%
75 and over	0.0%	16.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Slippery Rock University	Zelienople
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	89.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Slippery Rock University	Zelienople
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.0%
High school graduate	56.3%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	19.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Slippery Rock University	Zelienople
Drove alone	46.0%	72.2%
Carpooled	6.6%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	36.1%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	11.2%	14.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Slippery Rock University	Zelienople
1-unit, detached	29.0%	55.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	18.9%
Mobile home & other	71.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Slippery Rock University	Zelienople
Poverty rate	100.0%	3.6%
Average household size	2.39	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	14	33
Median year structure built	—	1973