Plymptonville vs Sandy

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

Plymptonville 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 801 in Plymptonville). Plymptonville has the higher median household income ($56,346 vs $53,250 in Sandy). Sandy has the higher median home value ($136,600 vs $116,400 in Plymptonville).

Population, income & housing

	Plymptonville	Sandy
Population	801	853
Median age	50.4 yrs	57.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,346	$53,250
Median home value	$116,400	$136,600
Median gross rent	$729	$900
Housing units	406	626
Homeownership rate	75.6%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Plymptonville	Sandy
Population	1,192 → 801 (-32.8%)	1,401 → 853 (-39.1%)
Median household income	$55,815 → $56,346 (+1.0%)	$47,450 → $53,250 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$65,200 → $116,400 (+78.5%)	$106,600 → $136,600 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $729 (+3.3%)	$1,000 → $900 (-10.0%)

Plymptonville

Population

1,192801

Median household income

$55,815$56,346

Median home value

$65,200$116,400

Median gross rent

$706$729

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)

	Plymptonville	Sandy
Under 5	1.9%	2.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	10.7%
18 to 24	7.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.9%	2.0%
35 to 44	5.9%	9.0%
45 to 54	16.0%	22.5%
55 to 64	23.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	22.0%
75 and over	11.0%	17.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Plymptonville	Sandy
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	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	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Plymptonville	Sandy
No high school diploma	22.4%	9.4%
High school graduate	42.7%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Plymptonville	Sandy
Drove alone	72.0%	76.5%
Carpooled	2.6%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	4.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.4%	20.1%
Other means	3.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Plymptonville	Sandy
1-unit, detached	72.7%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Plymptonville	Sandy
Poverty rate	8.7%	16.2%
Average household size	2.00	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	15	14
Median year structure built	1961	1953