Highspire vs Penbrook

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

Highspire 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 2,729 in Highspire). Penbrook has the higher median household income ($68,295 vs $50,689 in Highspire). Penbrook has the higher median home value ($140,000 vs $113,500 in Highspire).

Population, income & housing

	Highspire	Penbrook
Population	2,729	3,260
Median age	34.8 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,689	$68,295
Median home value	$113,500	$140,000
Median gross rent	$993	$946
Housing units	1,465	1,436
Homeownership rate	41.0%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	42.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highspire	Penbrook
Population	2,492 → 2,729 (+9.5%)	2,984 → 3,260 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$42,222 → $50,689 (+20.1%)	$44,167 → $68,295 (+54.6%)
Median home value	$95,200 → $113,500 (+19.2%)	$111,800 → $140,000 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $993 (+13.5%)	$746 → $946 (+26.8%)

Highspire

Population

2,4922,729

Median household income

$42,222$50,689

Median home value

$95,200$113,500

Median gross rent

$875$993

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)

	Highspire	Penbrook
Under 5	2.9%	9.3%
5 to 17	18.2%	14.7%
18 to 24	12.3%	12.9%
25 to 34	17.2%	24.9%
35 to 44	8.1%	7.9%
45 to 54	16.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	10.0%	9.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	6.7%
75 and over	4.8%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highspire	Penbrook
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	44.5%
Black or African American	17.0%	25.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	25.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highspire	Penbrook
No high school diploma	8.2%	9.6%
High school graduate	48.1%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highspire	Penbrook
Drove alone	80.2%	69.5%
Carpooled	7.8%	22.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	5.0%
Other means	3.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highspire	Penbrook
1-unit, detached	38.6%	24.0%
1-unit, attached	20.1%	40.6%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	24.9%
5 to 19 units	23.9%	7.5%
20 or more units	4.5%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Highspire	Penbrook
Poverty rate	14.0%	7.3%
Average household size	2.01	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1964	1942