Colwyn vs Parkside

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

Colwyn and Parkside 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 2,304 in Parkside). Parkside has the higher median household income ($91,902 vs $53,092 in Colwyn). Parkside has the higher median home value ($188,700 vs $105,800 in Colwyn).

Population, income & housing

	Colwyn	Parkside
Population	2,683	2,304
Median age	27.2 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,092	$91,902
Median home value	$105,800	$188,700
Median gross rent	$1,267	$1,061
Housing units	882	885
Homeownership rate	44.9%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	21.5%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colwyn	Parkside
Population	2,546 → 2,683 (+5.4%)	2,227 → 2,304 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$49,738 → $53,092 (+6.7%)	$66,968 → $91,902 (+37.2%)
Median home value	$75,500 → $105,800 (+40.1%)	$142,800 → $188,700 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,059 → $1,267 (+19.6%)	$1,063 → $1,061 (-0.2%)

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

Parkside

Population

2,2272,304

Median household income

$66,968$91,902

Median home value

$142,800$188,700

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,061

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colwyn	Parkside
Under 5	3.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	23.3%	17.8%
18 to 24	15.8%	14.2%
25 to 34	16.1%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	14.6%	20.1%
55 to 64	10.3%	10.2%
65 to 74	4.4%	6.9%
75 and over	1.3%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colwyn	Parkside
White (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	68.2%
Black or African American	93.1%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colwyn	Parkside
No high school diploma	12.1%	5.6%
High school graduate	38.7%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colwyn	Parkside
Drove alone	50.3%	67.2%
Carpooled	12.5%	9.7%
Public transit	27.9%	2.2%
Walked	0.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	16.0%
Other means	6.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colwyn	Parkside
1-unit, detached	9.5%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	64.7%	29.2%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colwyn	Parkside
Poverty rate	29.0%	8.1%
Average household size	3.14	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1944	1952