Elim vs Geistown

A side-by-side comparison of Elim and Geistown: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elim has the higher population (3,828 vs 2,512 in Geistown). Geistown has the higher median household income ($67,972 vs $64,597 in Elim). Geistown has the higher median home value ($148,700 vs $120,100 in Elim).

Population, income & housing

	Elim	Geistown
Population	3,828	2,512
Median age	44.3 yrs	51.0 yrs
Median household income	$64,597	$67,972
Median home value	$120,100	$148,700
Median gross rent	$895	$816
Housing units	1,700	1,326
Homeownership rate	66.5%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elim	Geistown
Population	3,453 → 3,828 (+10.9%)	2,390 → 2,512 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$54,110 → $64,597 (+19.4%)	$66,806 → $67,972 (+1.7%)
Median home value	$88,600 → $120,100 (+35.6%)	$122,800 → $148,700 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$716 → $895 (+25.0%)	$688 → $816 (+18.6%)

Elim

Population

3,4533,828

Median household income

$54,110$64,597

Median home value

$88,600$120,100

Median gross rent

$716$895

Geistown

Population

2,3902,512

Median household income

$66,806$67,972

Median home value

$122,800$148,700

Median gross rent

$688$816

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elim	Geistown
Under 5	5.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	12.0%
18 to 24	5.4%	8.2%
25 to 34	6.2%	10.2%
35 to 44	17.8%	9.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	8.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	15.4%
65 to 74	11.4%	21.7%
75 and over	15.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elim	Geistown
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	92.8%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elim	Geistown
No high school diploma	2.5%	2.7%
High school graduate	44.9%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elim	Geistown
Drove alone	69.5%	69.5%
Carpooled	2.7%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.8%	16.5%
Other means	5.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elim	Geistown
1-unit, detached	77.4%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.5%
20 or more units	6.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Elim	Geistown
Poverty rate	5.8%	6.8%
Average household size	2.29	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1958	1958