Glenolden vs Wayne

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

Glenolden and Wayne 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 6,902 in Wayne). Wayne has the higher median household income ($143,981 vs $71,145 in Glenolden). Wayne has the higher median home value ($664,900 vs $203,100 in Glenolden).

Population, income & housing

	Glenolden	Wayne
Population	7,207	6,902
Median age	36.9 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,145	$143,981
Median home value	$203,100	$664,900
Median gross rent	$1,185	$1,993
Housing units	2,885	2,787
Homeownership rate	73.7%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.2%	72.6%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenolden	Wayne
Population	7,161 → 7,207 (+0.6%)	6,891 → 6,902 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$58,879 → $71,145 (+20.8%)	$101,902 → $143,981 (+41.3%)
Median home value	$159,100 → $203,100 (+27.7%)	$551,500 → $664,900 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,022 → $1,185 (+15.9%)	$1,585 → $1,993 (+25.7%)

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

Wayne

Population

6,8916,902

Median household income

$101,902$143,981

Median home value

$551,500$664,900

Median gross rent

$1,585$1,993

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glenolden	Wayne
Under 5	11.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	18.2%
18 to 24	10.2%	5.2%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.9%
35 to 44	16.7%	10.7%
45 to 54	10.6%	15.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	17.1%
65 to 74	7.2%	8.7%
75 and over	5.3%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenolden	Wayne
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	84.2%
Black or African American	17.5%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenolden	Wayne
No high school diploma	5.4%	3.9%
High school graduate	36.5%	9.1%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	14.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	36.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	35.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenolden	Wayne
Drove alone	76.7%	62.2%
Carpooled	5.6%	4.0%
Public transit	4.5%	6.7%
Walked	4.1%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	19.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenolden	Wayne
1-unit, detached	37.0%	46.5%
1-unit, attached	31.5%	17.5%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	15.8%	15.1%
20 or more units	5.1%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glenolden	Wayne
Poverty rate	15.8%	10.0%
Average household size	2.68	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1953	1959