Colwyn vs Marcus Hook

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

Colwyn and Marcus Hook 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 2,236 in Marcus Hook). Colwyn has the higher median household income ($53,092 vs $50,952 in Marcus Hook). Marcus Hook has the higher median home value ($108,000 vs $105,800 in Colwyn).

Population, income & housing

	Colwyn	Marcus Hook
Population	2,683	2,236
Median age	27.2 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,092	$50,952
Median home value	$105,800	$108,000
Median gross rent	$1,267	$1,155
Housing units	882	1,016
Homeownership rate	44.9%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	21.5%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colwyn	Marcus Hook
Population	2,546 → 2,683 (+5.4%)	2,258 → 2,236 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$49,738 → $53,092 (+6.7%)	$36,250 → $50,952 (+40.6%)
Median home value	$75,500 → $105,800 (+40.1%)	$83,000 → $108,000 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,059 → $1,267 (+19.6%)	$817 → $1,155 (+41.4%)

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

Marcus Hook

Population

2,2582,236

Median household income

$36,250$50,952

Median home value

$83,000$108,000

Median gross rent

$817$1,155

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colwyn	Marcus Hook
Under 5	3.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	23.3%	26.6%
18 to 24	15.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	16.1%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.2%	10.8%
45 to 54	14.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	10.3%	14.8%
65 to 74	4.4%	7.6%
75 and over	1.3%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colwyn	Marcus Hook
White (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	74.9%
Black or African American	93.1%	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colwyn	Marcus Hook
No high school diploma	12.1%	9.8%
High school graduate	38.7%	54.6%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colwyn	Marcus Hook
Drove alone	50.3%	61.6%
Carpooled	12.5%	25.7%
Public transit	27.9%	3.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	7.4%
Other means	6.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colwyn	Marcus Hook
1-unit, detached	9.5%	8.9%
1-unit, attached	64.7%	49.2%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	36.6%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	4.1%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colwyn	Marcus Hook
Poverty rate	29.0%	11.9%
Average household size	3.14	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	32	31
Median year structure built	1944	1943