Bressler vs Penbrook

A side-by-side comparison of Bressler and Penbrook: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Penbrook has the higher population (3,260 vs 2,129 in Bressler). Bressler has the higher median household income ($73,525 vs $68,295 in Penbrook). Bressler has the higher median home value ($162,300 vs $140,000 in Penbrook).

Population, income & housing

	Bressler	Penbrook
Population	2,129	3,260
Median age	44.1 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,525	$68,295
Median home value	$162,300	$140,000
Median gross rent	$1,121	$946
Housing units	797	1,436
Homeownership rate	84.1%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bressler	Penbrook
Population	1,548 → 2,129 (+37.5%)	2,984 → 3,260 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$54,125 → $73,525 (+35.8%)	$44,167 → $68,295 (+54.6%)
Median home value	$100,500 → $162,300 (+61.5%)	$111,800 → $140,000 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$843 → $1,121 (+33.0%)	$746 → $946 (+26.8%)

Bressler

Population

1,5482,129

Median household income

$54,125$73,525

Median home value

$100,500$162,300

Median gross rent

$843$1,121

Penbrook

Population

2,9843,260

Median household income

$44,167$68,295

Median home value

$111,800$140,000

Median gross rent

$746$946

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bressler	Penbrook
Under 5	5.9%	9.3%
5 to 17	22.3%	14.7%
18 to 24	1.4%	12.9%
25 to 34	12.5%	24.9%
35 to 44	10.5%	7.9%
45 to 54	14.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	22.9%	9.5%
65 to 74	5.2%	6.7%
75 and over	5.1%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bressler	Penbrook
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	44.5%
Black or African American	7.2%	25.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	31.8%	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bressler	Penbrook
No high school diploma	15.5%	9.6%
High school graduate	50.6%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bressler	Penbrook
Drove alone	75.4%	69.5%
Carpooled	3.9%	22.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.0%	5.0%
Other means	1.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bressler	Penbrook
1-unit, detached	68.4%	24.0%
1-unit, attached	28.7%	40.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	24.9%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bressler	Penbrook
Poverty rate	5.4%	7.3%
Average household size	2.66	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1959	1942