Chambersburg vs Guilford

A side-by-side comparison of Chambersburg and Guilford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chambersburg has the higher population (22,051 vs 3,673 in Guilford). Guilford has the higher median household income ($121,112 vs $56,177 in Chambersburg). Guilford has the higher median home value ($270,800 vs $196,200 in Chambersburg).

Population, income & housing

	Chambersburg	Guilford
Population	22,051	3,673
Median age	41.2 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,177	$121,112
Median home value	$196,200	$270,800
Median gross rent	$1,088	$1,135
Housing units	10,105	1,419
Homeownership rate	43.4%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.7%	30.3%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chambersburg	Guilford
Population	20,832 → 22,051 (+5.9%)	2,624 → 3,673 (+40.0%)
Median household income	$49,023 → $56,177 (+14.6%)	$100,261 → $121,112 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$154,700 → $196,200 (+26.8%)	$222,100 → $270,800 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $1,088 (+32.7%)	$1,242 → $1,135 (-8.6%)

Chambersburg

Population

20,83222,051

Median household income

$49,023$56,177

Median home value

$154,700$196,200

Median gross rent

$820$1,088

Guilford

Population

2,6243,673

Median household income

$100,261$121,112

Median home value

$222,100$270,800

Median gross rent

$1,242$1,135

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chambersburg	Guilford
Under 5	4.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.6%	14.1%
18 to 24	8.7%	3.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.3%	15.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	21.8%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.5%
75 and over	9.5%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chambersburg	Guilford
White (non-Hispanic)	66.3%	75.1%
Black or African American	9.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	19.9%	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chambersburg	Guilford
No high school diploma	10.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	45.1%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chambersburg	Guilford
Drove alone	76.6%	66.2%
Carpooled	7.6%	23.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.6%
Walked	4.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	9.2%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chambersburg	Guilford
1-unit, detached	42.0%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	28.1%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	9.6%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chambersburg	Guilford
Poverty rate	11.7%	1.5%
Average household size	2.19	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1963	1980