Carlisle vs Schlusser

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

Carlisle and Schlusser 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 5,926 in Schlusser). Schlusser has the higher median household income ($92,813 vs $59,742 in Carlisle). Schlusser has the higher median home value ($218,500 vs $212,400 in Carlisle).

Population, income & housing

	Carlisle	Schlusser
Population	21,335	5,926
Median age	34.4 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,742	$92,813
Median home value	$212,400	$218,500
Median gross rent	$986	$973
Housing units	9,233	2,432
Homeownership rate	49.1%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlisle	Schlusser
Population	19,153 → 21,335 (+11.4%)	4,794 → 5,926 (+23.6%)
Median household income	$48,612 → $59,742 (+22.9%)	$69,092 → $92,813 (+34.3%)
Median home value	$187,800 → $212,400 (+13.1%)	$155,500 → $218,500 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $986 (+16.8%)	$827 → $973 (+17.7%)

Carlisle

Population

19,15321,335

Median household income

$48,612$59,742

Median home value

$187,800$212,400

Median gross rent

$844$986

Schlusser

Population

4,7945,926

Median household income

$69,092$92,813

Median home value

$155,500$218,500

Median gross rent

$827$973

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlisle	Schlusser
Under 5	5.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	13.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	19.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	18.2%
45 to 54	8.6%	16.0%
55 to 64	12.0%	7.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.9%
75 and over	6.8%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlisle	Schlusser
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	80.7%
Black or African American	9.9%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.6%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlisle	Schlusser
No high school diploma	7.2%	5.0%
High school graduate	33.3%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlisle	Schlusser
Drove alone	67.5%	81.1%
Carpooled	5.8%	7.7%
Public transit	0.5%	1.3%
Walked	10.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	2.8%	0.5%
Worked from home	10.8%	8.1%
Other means	2.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlisle	Schlusser
1-unit, detached	36.9%	62.6%
1-unit, attached	25.3%	21.0%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	5.8%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Carlisle	Schlusser
Poverty rate	17.4%	6.0%
Average household size	2.11	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1952	1979