Grindstone vs Rowes Run

A side-by-side comparison of Grindstone and Rowes Run: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Grindstone has the higher population (592 vs 517 in Rowes Run). Grindstone has the higher median home value ($97,300 vs $73,400 in Rowes Run). Since 2019, Grindstone's population has grown faster (-1.2% vs -23.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Grindstone	Rowes Run
Population	592	517
Median age	32.8 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$60,313
Median home value	$97,300	$73,400
Median gross rent	$1,064	—
Housing units	325	269
Homeownership rate	50.4%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	18.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grindstone	Rowes Run
Population	599 → 592 (-1.2%)	672 → 517 (-23.1%)
Median household income	$33,860 → $42,955 (+26.9%)	$37,589 → $60,313 (+60.5%)
Median home value	$69,700 → $97,300 (+39.6%)	$89,300 → $73,400 (-17.8%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,064 (+44.2%)	$760 → $775 (+2.0%)

Grindstone

Population

599592

Median household income

$33,860$42,955

Median home value

$69,700$97,300

Median gross rent

$738$1,064

Rowes Run

Population

672517

Median household income

$37,589$60,313

Median home value

$89,300$73,400

Median gross rent

$760$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grindstone	Rowes Run
Under 5	9.5%	7.5%
5 to 17	8.6%	9.9%
18 to 24	11.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	24.2%	16.2%
35 to 44	9.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	5.7%	8.3%
55 to 64	7.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	18.4%	13.7%
75 and over	5.6%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grindstone	Rowes Run
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	97.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.5%
Two or more races	6.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grindstone	Rowes Run
No high school diploma	14.1%	8.1%
High school graduate	45.8%	56.4%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grindstone	Rowes Run
Drove alone	100.0%	92.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grindstone	Rowes Run
1-unit, detached	68.0%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	19.4%	19.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Grindstone	Rowes Run
Poverty rate	19.6%	17.5%
Average household size	2.14	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938