Clifton Heights vs Glenolden

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton Heights and Glenolden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Glenolden has the higher population (7,207 vs 6,821 in Clifton Heights). Glenolden has the higher median household income ($71,145 vs $69,940 in Clifton Heights). Glenolden has the higher median home value ($203,100 vs $189,100 in Clifton Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton Heights	Glenolden
Population	6,821	7,207
Median age	32.9 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$69,940	$71,145
Median home value	$189,100	$203,100
Median gross rent	$1,191	$1,185
Housing units	2,714	2,885
Homeownership rate	72.1%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	16.2%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton Heights	Glenolden
Population	6,696 → 6,821 (+1.9%)	7,161 → 7,207 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$48,905 → $69,940 (+43.0%)	$58,879 → $71,145 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$126,300 → $189,100 (+49.7%)	$159,100 → $203,100 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$953 → $1,191 (+25.0%)	$1,022 → $1,185 (+15.9%)

Clifton Heights

Population

6,6966,821

Median household income

$48,905$69,940

Median home value

$126,300$189,100

Median gross rent

$953$1,191

Glenolden

Population

7,1617,207

Median household income

$58,879$71,145

Median home value

$159,100$203,100

Median gross rent

$1,022$1,185

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton Heights	Glenolden
Under 5	10.8%	11.6%
5 to 17	15.7%	13.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	10.2%
25 to 34	17.3%	10.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	16.7%
45 to 54	8.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.3%
65 to 74	8.3%	7.2%
75 and over	3.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton Heights	Glenolden
White (non-Hispanic)	50.9%	70.5%
Black or African American	37.7%	17.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton Heights	Glenolden
No high school diploma	12.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	29.0%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton Heights	Glenolden
Drove alone	72.3%	76.7%
Carpooled	3.5%	5.6%
Public transit	7.9%	4.5%
Walked	5.7%	4.1%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.6%
Worked from home	9.3%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton Heights	Glenolden
1-unit, detached	16.1%	37.0%
1-unit, attached	67.2%	31.5%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	15.8%
20 or more units	5.1%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Clifton Heights	Glenolden
Poverty rate	16.8%	15.8%
Average household size	2.72	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1952	1953