Guilford vs Mercersburg

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

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

Guilford has the higher population (3,673 vs 1,940 in Mercersburg). Guilford has the higher median household income ($121,112 vs $69,583 in Mercersburg). Guilford has the higher median home value ($270,800 vs $210,400 in Mercersburg).

Population, income & housing

	Guilford	Mercersburg
Population	3,673	1,940
Median age	47.3 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$121,112	$69,583
Median home value	$270,800	$210,400
Median gross rent	$1,135	$784
Housing units	1,419	879
Homeownership rate	81.1%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.3%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Guilford	Mercersburg
Population	2,624 → 3,673 (+40.0%)	1,633 → 1,940 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$100,261 → $121,112 (+20.8%)	$51,597 → $69,583 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$222,100 → $270,800 (+21.9%)	$175,300 → $210,400 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,242 → $1,135 (-8.6%)	$783 → $784 (+0.1%)

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

Mercersburg

Population

1,6331,940

Median household income

$51,597$69,583

Median home value

$175,300$210,400

Median gross rent

$783$784

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Guilford	Mercersburg
Under 5	4.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.1%	12.8%
18 to 24	3.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.3%
45 to 54	15.8%	14.6%
55 to 64	21.8%	17.7%
65 to 74	8.5%	8.0%
75 and over	6.4%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Guilford	Mercersburg
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	88.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.8%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15.4%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Guilford	Mercersburg
No high school diploma	4.5%	11.3%
High school graduate	33.2%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Guilford	Mercersburg
Drove alone	66.2%	76.1%
Carpooled	23.3%	8.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	9.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Guilford	Mercersburg
1-unit, detached	86.0%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	13.3%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	15.6%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Guilford	Mercersburg
Poverty rate	1.5%	10.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1980	1948