Enola vs Lower Allen

A side-by-side comparison of Enola and Lower Allen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lower Allen has the higher population (7,582 vs 5,913 in Enola). Lower Allen has the higher median household income ($85,537 vs $68,131 in Enola). Lower Allen has the higher median home value ($246,100 vs $163,900 in Enola).

Population, income & housing

	Enola	Lower Allen
Population	5,913	7,582
Median age	36.3 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,131	$85,537
Median home value	$163,900	$246,100
Median gross rent	$1,098	$1,117
Housing units	2,739	3,374
Homeownership rate	52.6%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	48.2%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Enola	Lower Allen
Population	6,251 → 5,913 (-5.4%)	6,840 → 7,582 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$48,510 → $68,131 (+40.4%)	$74,358 → $85,537 (+15.0%)
Median home value	$137,800 → $163,900 (+18.9%)	$183,600 → $246,100 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,098 (+23.8%)	$910 → $1,117 (+22.7%)

Enola

Population

6,2515,913

Median household income

$48,510$68,131

Median home value

$137,800$163,900

Median gross rent

$887$1,098

Lower Allen

Population

6,8407,582

Median household income

$74,358$85,537

Median home value

$183,600$246,100

Median gross rent

$910$1,117

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Enola	Lower Allen
Under 5	4.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	11.6%	16.6%
18 to 24	13.4%	7.4%
25 to 34	18.3%	16.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.0%
55 to 64	11.9%	13.4%
65 to 74	11.3%	8.7%
75 and over	4.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Enola	Lower Allen
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	78.8%
Black or African American	6.6%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Enola	Lower Allen
No high school diploma	6.2%	4.3%
High school graduate	42.2%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Enola	Lower Allen
Drove alone	75.9%	77.2%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.1%
Public transit	0.7%	0.6%
Walked	2.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	12.5%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Enola	Lower Allen
1-unit, detached	40.4%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	21.8%	14.6%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	26.6%	10.7%
20 or more units	0.6%	13.1%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Enola	Lower Allen
Poverty rate	7.4%	3.3%
Average household size	2.17	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1970	1970