Christiana vs Penryn

A side-by-side comparison of Christiana and Penryn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Penryn has the higher population (995 vs 946 in Christiana). Christiana has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $64,271 in Penryn). Penryn has the higher median home value ($278,400 vs $221,300 in Christiana).

Population, income & housing

	Christiana	Penryn
Population	946	995
Median age	44.9 yrs	53.0 yrs
Median household income	$75,000	$64,271
Median home value	$221,300	$278,400
Median gross rent	$1,233	$1,055
Housing units	332	457
Homeownership rate	60.0%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Christiana	Penryn
Population	1,003 → 946 (-5.7%)	992 → 995 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$62,917 → $75,000 (+19.2%)	$125,580 → $64,271 (-48.8%)
Median home value	$166,300 → $221,300 (+33.1%)	$261,200 → $278,400 (+6.6%)
Median gross rent	$948 → $1,233 (+30.1%)	$885 → $1,055 (+19.2%)

Christiana

Population

1,003946

Median household income

$62,917$75,000

Median home value

$166,300$221,300

Median gross rent

$948$1,233

Penryn

Population

992995

Median household income

$125,580$64,271

Median home value

$261,200$278,400

Median gross rent

$885$1,055

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Christiana	Penryn
Under 5	7.1%	11.3%
5 to 17	13.7%	8.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	6.4%
45 to 54	7.3%	20.9%
55 to 64	15.8%	18.5%
65 to 74	8.4%	13.6%
75 and over	18.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Christiana	Penryn
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	95.3%
Black or African American	4.9%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	2.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Christiana	Penryn
No high school diploma	10.8%	17.6%
High school graduate	43.9%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Christiana	Penryn
Drove alone	76.9%	80.9%
Carpooled	14.4%	19.1%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Christiana	Penryn
1-unit, detached	51.8%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	25.6%	18.2%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Christiana	Penryn
Poverty rate	13.7%	2.1%
Average household size	2.51	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1941	1983