Archbald vs Blakely

A side-by-side comparison of Archbald and Blakely: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Archbald has the higher population (7,348 vs 6,661 in Blakely). Archbald has the higher median household income ($76,315 vs $59,858 in Blakely). Archbald has the higher median home value ($211,400 vs $183,600 in Blakely).

Population, income & housing

	Archbald	Blakely
Population	7,348	6,661
Median age	44.0 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$76,315	$59,858
Median home value	$211,400	$183,600
Median gross rent	$951	$988
Housing units	3,180	3,337
Homeownership rate	74.9%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archbald	Blakely
Population	6,988 → 7,348 (+5.2%)	6,258 → 6,661 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$53,212 → $76,315 (+43.4%)	$54,194 → $59,858 (+10.5%)
Median home value	$174,700 → $211,400 (+21.0%)	$160,800 → $183,600 (+14.2%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $951 (+12.7%)	$837 → $988 (+18.0%)

Archbald

Population

6,9887,348

Median household income

$53,212$76,315

Median home value

$174,700$211,400

Median gross rent

$844$951

Blakely

Population

6,2586,661

Median household income

$54,194$59,858

Median home value

$160,800$183,600

Median gross rent

$837$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archbald	Blakely
Under 5	5.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	18.4%	12.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	3.4%
25 to 34	6.0%	8.6%
35 to 44	14.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	15.4%	11.2%
55 to 64	16.2%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	12.6%
75 and over	6.6%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archbald	Blakely
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archbald	Blakely
No high school diploma	7.9%	4.7%
High school graduate	29.6%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archbald	Blakely
Drove alone	83.7%	71.1%
Carpooled	6.9%	16.1%
Public transit	0.4%	1.4%
Walked	1.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	8.0%
Other means	1.3%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archbald	Blakely
1-unit, detached	82.3%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	24.8%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Archbald	Blakely
Poverty rate	8.5%	7.7%
Average household size	2.55	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1967	1944