East Lansdowne vs Marcus Hook

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

East Lansdowne and Marcus Hook 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 2,236 in Marcus Hook). East Lansdowne has the higher median household income ($66,611 vs $50,952 in Marcus Hook). East Lansdowne has the higher median home value ($201,400 vs $108,000 in Marcus Hook).

Population, income & housing

	East Lansdowne	Marcus Hook
Population	2,699	2,236
Median age	37.2 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,611	$50,952
Median home value	$201,400	$108,000
Median gross rent	$1,542	$1,155
Housing units	1,283	1,016
Homeownership rate	58.9%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Lansdowne	Marcus Hook
Population	2,674 → 2,699 (+0.9%)	2,258 → 2,236 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$59,798 → $66,611 (+11.4%)	$36,250 → $50,952 (+40.6%)
Median home value	$119,200 → $201,400 (+69.0%)	$83,000 → $108,000 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$966 → $1,542 (+59.6%)	$817 → $1,155 (+41.4%)

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

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)

	East Lansdowne	Marcus Hook
Under 5	3.9%	3.4%
5 to 17	16.8%	26.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	20.7%	13.7%
35 to 44	13.2%	10.8%
45 to 54	17.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	8.6%	14.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	7.6%
75 and over	2.2%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Lansdowne	Marcus Hook
White (non-Hispanic)	16.6%	74.9%
Black or African American	68.2%	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	5.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Lansdowne	Marcus Hook
No high school diploma	7.3%	9.8%
High school graduate	36.3%	54.6%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Lansdowne	Marcus Hook
Drove alone	64.3%	61.6%
Carpooled	8.9%	25.7%
Public transit	7.6%	3.7%
Walked	1.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Lansdowne	Marcus Hook
1-unit, detached	33.0%	8.9%
1-unit, attached	30.2%	49.2%
2 to 4 units	32.2%	36.6%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Lansdowne	Marcus Hook
Poverty rate	16.8%	11.9%
Average household size	2.30	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1938	1943