Colwyn vs East Lansdowne

A side-by-side comparison of Colwyn and East Lansdowne: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Lansdowne has the higher population (2,699 vs 2,683 in Colwyn). East Lansdowne has the higher median household income ($66,611 vs $53,092 in Colwyn). East Lansdowne has the higher median home value ($201,400 vs $105,800 in Colwyn).

Population, income & housing

	Colwyn	East Lansdowne
Population	2,683	2,699
Median age	27.2 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,092	$66,611
Median home value	$105,800	$201,400
Median gross rent	$1,267	$1,542
Housing units	882	1,283
Homeownership rate	44.9%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	21.5%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colwyn	East Lansdowne
Population	2,546 → 2,683 (+5.4%)	2,674 → 2,699 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$49,738 → $53,092 (+6.7%)	$59,798 → $66,611 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$75,500 → $105,800 (+40.1%)	$119,200 → $201,400 (+69.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,059 → $1,267 (+19.6%)	$966 → $1,542 (+59.6%)

Colwyn

Population

2,5462,683

Median household income

$49,738$53,092

Median home value

$75,500$105,800

Median gross rent

$1,059$1,267

East Lansdowne

Population

2,6742,699

Median household income

$59,798$66,611

Median home value

$119,200$201,400

Median gross rent

$966$1,542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colwyn	East Lansdowne
Under 5	3.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	23.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	15.8%	6.0%
25 to 34	16.1%	20.7%
35 to 44	11.2%	13.2%
45 to 54	14.6%	17.9%
55 to 64	10.3%	8.6%
65 to 74	4.4%	10.6%
75 and over	1.3%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colwyn	East Lansdowne
White (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	16.6%
Black or African American	93.1%	68.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.3%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colwyn	East Lansdowne
No high school diploma	12.1%	7.3%
High school graduate	38.7%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colwyn	East Lansdowne
Drove alone	50.3%	64.3%
Carpooled	12.5%	8.9%
Public transit	27.9%	7.6%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	17.8%
Other means	6.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colwyn	East Lansdowne
1-unit, detached	9.5%	33.0%
1-unit, attached	64.7%	30.2%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	32.2%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	3.0%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Colwyn	East Lansdowne
Poverty rate	29.0%	16.8%
Average household size	3.14	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1944	1938