Colwyn vs Morton

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

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

Morton has the higher population (2,768 vs 2,683 in Colwyn). Morton has the higher median household income ($54,881 vs $53,092 in Colwyn). Morton has the higher median home value ($246,400 vs $105,800 in Colwyn).

Population, income & housing

	Colwyn	Morton
Population	2,683	2,768
Median age	27.2 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,092	$54,881
Median home value	$105,800	$246,400
Median gross rent	$1,267	$1,324
Housing units	882	1,255
Homeownership rate	44.9%	56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	29.6%
Unemployment rate	21.5%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colwyn	Morton
Population	2,546 → 2,683 (+5.4%)	2,662 → 2,768 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$49,738 → $53,092 (+6.7%)	$68,942 → $54,881 (-20.4%)
Median home value	$75,500 → $105,800 (+40.1%)	$229,600 → $246,400 (+7.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,059 → $1,267 (+19.6%)	$998 → $1,324 (+32.7%)

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

Morton

Population

2,6622,768

Median household income

$68,942$54,881

Median home value

$229,600$246,400

Median gross rent

$998$1,324

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colwyn	Morton
Under 5	3.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	23.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	15.8%	9.8%
25 to 34	16.1%	7.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	19.7%
45 to 54	14.6%	12.7%
55 to 64	10.3%	13.6%
65 to 74	4.4%	12.0%
75 and over	1.3%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colwyn	Morton
White (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	67.8%
Black or African American	93.1%	20.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	9.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colwyn	Morton
No high school diploma	12.1%	8.4%
High school graduate	38.7%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colwyn	Morton
Drove alone	50.3%	64.9%
Carpooled	12.5%	7.0%
Public transit	27.9%	7.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	16.6%
Other means	6.1%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colwyn	Morton
1-unit, detached	9.5%	33.5%
1-unit, attached	64.7%	25.3%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	23.1%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	5.7%
20 or more units	4.1%	11.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Colwyn	Morton
Poverty rate	29.0%	8.1%
Average household size	3.14	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1944	1963