Churchtown vs Refton

A side-by-side comparison of Churchtown and Refton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Refton has the higher population (589 vs 524 in Churchtown). Refton has the higher median household income ($144,045 vs $85,833 in Churchtown). Refton has the higher median home value ($428,900 vs $273,900 in Churchtown).

Population, income & housing

	Churchtown	Refton
Population	524	589
Median age	33.4 yrs	21.0 yrs
Median household income	$85,833	$144,045
Median home value	$273,900	$428,900
Housing units	162	135
Homeownership rate	82.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	44.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	29.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Churchtown	Refton
Population	428 → 524 (+22.4%)	490 → 589 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$71,625 → $85,833 (+19.8%)	$84,700 → $144,045 (+70.1%)
Median home value	$240,000 → $273,900 (+14.1%)	$193,400 → $428,900 (+121.8%)

Churchtown

Population

428524

Median household income

$71,625$85,833

Median home value

$240,000$273,900

Refton

Population

490589

Median household income

$84,700$144,045

Median home value

$193,400$428,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Churchtown	Refton
Under 5	5.9%	22.2%
5 to 17	9.7%	23.4%
18 to 24	20.8%	9.8%
25 to 34	17.4%	24.6%
35 to 44	4.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	24.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	5.5%	12.1%
65 to 74	4.4%	7.8%
75 and over	8.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Churchtown	Refton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Churchtown	Refton
No high school diploma	52.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	25.8%	55.3%
Some college or associate's	9.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	27.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Churchtown	Refton
Drove alone	47.9%	58.9%
Carpooled	13.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.1%	41.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Churchtown	Refton
1-unit, detached	66.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	34.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Churchtown	Refton
Poverty rate	6.1%	0.0%
Average household size	3.23	4.36
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1938	2011