Camp Hill vs Carlisle

A side-by-side comparison of Camp Hill and Carlisle: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Carlisle has the higher population (21,335 vs 8,149 in Camp Hill). Camp Hill has the higher median household income ($110,938 vs $59,742 in Carlisle). Camp Hill has the higher median home value ($290,300 vs $212,400 in Carlisle).

Population, income & housing

	Camp Hill	Carlisle
Population	8,149	21,335
Median age	43.6 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$110,938	$59,742
Median home value	$290,300	$212,400
Median gross rent	$1,204	$986
Housing units	3,532	9,233
Homeownership rate	76.6%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.9%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camp Hill	Carlisle
Population	7,911 → 8,149 (+3.0%)	19,153 → 21,335 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$87,008 → $110,938 (+27.5%)	$48,612 → $59,742 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$212,600 → $290,300 (+36.5%)	$187,800 → $212,400 (+13.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,100 → $1,204 (+9.5%)	$844 → $986 (+16.8%)

Camp Hill

Population

7,9118,149

Median household income

$87,008$110,938

Median home value

$212,600$290,300

Median gross rent

$1,100$1,204

Carlisle

Population

19,15321,335

Median household income

$48,612$59,742

Median home value

$187,800$212,400

Median gross rent

$844$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camp Hill	Carlisle
Under 5	5.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.4%	13.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	19.1%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	15.6%	8.6%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.0%
65 to 74	10.4%	10.5%
75 and over	8.2%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camp Hill	Carlisle
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	74.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camp Hill	Carlisle
No high school diploma	4.1%	7.2%
High school graduate	15.6%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	34.4%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	27.4%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camp Hill	Carlisle
Drove alone	59.0%	67.5%
Carpooled	7.5%	5.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.5%
Walked	3.2%	10.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.8%
Worked from home	28.8%	10.8%
Other means	1.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camp Hill	Carlisle
1-unit, detached	76.6%	36.9%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	25.3%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	17.2%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	13.5%
20 or more units	0.7%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Camp Hill	Carlisle
Poverty rate	5.8%	17.4%
Average household size	2.46	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1953	1952