Folcroft vs Glenolden

A side-by-side comparison of Folcroft and Glenolden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Glenolden has the higher population (7,207 vs 6,748 in Folcroft). Glenolden has the higher median household income ($71,145 vs $58,899 in Folcroft). Glenolden has the higher median home value ($203,100 vs $140,000 in Folcroft).

Population, income & housing

	Folcroft	Glenolden
Population	6,748	7,207
Median age	32.3 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,899	$71,145
Median home value	$140,000	$203,100
Median gross rent	$1,363	$1,185
Housing units	2,866	2,885
Homeownership rate	72.6%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Folcroft	Glenolden
Population	6,627 → 6,748 (+1.8%)	7,161 → 7,207 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$62,229 → $58,899 (-5.4%)	$58,879 → $71,145 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$114,100 → $140,000 (+22.7%)	$159,100 → $203,100 (+27.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,228 → $1,363 (+11.0%)	$1,022 → $1,185 (+15.9%)

Folcroft

Population

6,6276,748

Median household income

$62,229$58,899

Median home value

$114,100$140,000

Median gross rent

$1,228$1,363

Glenolden

Population

7,1617,207

Median household income

$58,879$71,145

Median home value

$159,100$203,100

Median gross rent

$1,022$1,185

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Folcroft	Glenolden
Under 5	8.3%	11.6%
5 to 17	19.7%	13.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	10.2%
25 to 34	19.0%	10.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	16.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.3%
65 to 74	5.0%	7.2%
75 and over	4.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Folcroft	Glenolden
White (non-Hispanic)	40.6%	70.5%
Black or African American	42.8%	17.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	2.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Folcroft	Glenolden
No high school diploma	10.8%	5.4%
High school graduate	36.7%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Folcroft	Glenolden
Drove alone	73.3%	76.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	5.6%
Public transit	4.0%	4.5%
Walked	0.8%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	12.6%	8.6%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Folcroft	Glenolden
1-unit, detached	12.4%	37.0%
1-unit, attached	73.7%	31.5%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	15.8%
20 or more units	0.9%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Folcroft	Glenolden
Poverty rate	17.1%	15.8%
Average household size	2.60	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1960	1953