Colwyn vs Eddystone

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

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

Colwyn has the higher population (2,683 vs 2,212 in Eddystone). Eddystone has the higher median household income ($53,665 vs $53,092 in Colwyn). Eddystone has the higher median home value ($117,500 vs $105,800 in Colwyn).

Population, income & housing

	Colwyn	Eddystone
Population	2,683	2,212
Median age	27.2 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,092	$53,665
Median home value	$105,800	$117,500
Median gross rent	$1,267	$1,312
Housing units	882	1,067
Homeownership rate	44.9%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	21.5%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colwyn	Eddystone
Population	2,546 → 2,683 (+5.4%)	2,530 → 2,212 (-12.6%)
Median household income	$49,738 → $53,092 (+6.7%)	$52,500 → $53,665 (+2.2%)
Median home value	$75,500 → $105,800 (+40.1%)	$90,600 → $117,500 (+29.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,059 → $1,267 (+19.6%)	$1,218 → $1,312 (+7.7%)

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

Eddystone

Population

2,5302,212

Median household income

$52,500$53,665

Median home value

$90,600$117,500

Median gross rent

$1,218$1,312

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colwyn	Eddystone
Under 5	3.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	23.3%	15.3%
18 to 24	15.8%	9.8%
25 to 34	16.1%	20.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.4%
45 to 54	14.6%	8.5%
55 to 64	10.3%	12.3%
65 to 74	4.4%	9.6%
75 and over	1.3%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colwyn	Eddystone
White (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	72.0%
Black or African American	93.1%	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colwyn	Eddystone
No high school diploma	12.1%	15.0%
High school graduate	38.7%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colwyn	Eddystone
Drove alone	50.3%	67.0%
Carpooled	12.5%	0.7%
Public transit	27.9%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	17.9%
Other means	6.1%	9.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colwyn	Eddystone
1-unit, detached	9.5%	22.9%
1-unit, attached	64.7%	51.3%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	3.9%
20 or more units	4.1%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colwyn	Eddystone
Poverty rate	29.0%	17.5%
Average household size	3.14	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	32	35
Median year structure built	1944	1946