Morrisdale vs Sandy

A side-by-side comparison of Morrisdale and Sandy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sandy has the higher population (853 vs 813 in Morrisdale). Sandy has the higher median household income ($53,250 vs $33,261 in Morrisdale). Sandy has the higher median home value ($136,600 vs $108,900 in Morrisdale).

Population, income & housing

	Morrisdale	Sandy
Population	813	853
Median age	42.9 yrs	57.7 yrs
Median household income	$33,261	$53,250
Median home value	$108,900	$136,600
Median gross rent	$905	$900
Housing units	467	626
Homeownership rate	56.4%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morrisdale	Sandy
Population	793 → 813 (+2.5%)	1,401 → 853 (-39.1%)
Median household income	$67,284 → $33,261 (-50.6%)	$47,450 → $53,250 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$101,700 → $108,900 (+7.1%)	$106,600 → $136,600 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $905 (+16.0%)	$1,000 → $900 (-10.0%)

Morrisdale

Population

793813

Median household income

$67,284$33,261

Median home value

$101,700$108,900

Median gross rent

$780$905

Sandy

Population

1,401853

Median household income

$47,450$53,250

Median home value

$106,600$136,600

Median gross rent

$1,000$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morrisdale	Sandy
Under 5	7.1%	2.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	10.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	1.1%	2.0%
35 to 44	18.7%	9.0%
45 to 54	16.6%	22.5%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.1%
65 to 74	15.1%	22.0%
75 and over	3.9%	17.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morrisdale	Sandy
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morrisdale	Sandy
No high school diploma	13.2%	9.4%
High school graduate	58.1%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morrisdale	Sandy
Drove alone	92.0%	76.5%
Carpooled	8.0%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	20.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morrisdale	Sandy
1-unit, detached	48.2%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	27.4%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Morrisdale	Sandy
Poverty rate	14.9%	16.2%
Average household size	1.97	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	26	14
Median year structure built	1963	1953