Gordonville vs Refton

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

Gordonville 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 556 in Gordonville). Refton has the higher median household income ($144,045 vs $40,179 in Gordonville). Refton has the higher median home value ($428,900 vs $323,800 in Gordonville).

Population, income & housing

	Gordonville	Refton
Population	556	589
Median age	38.9 yrs	21.0 yrs
Median household income	$40,179	$144,045
Median home value	$323,800	$428,900
Median gross rent	$915	—
Housing units	209	135
Homeownership rate	69.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	44.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	29.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gordonville	Refton
Population	688 → 556 (-19.2%)	490 → 589 (+20.2%)
Median household income	$52,986 → $40,179 (-24.2%)	$84,700 → $144,045 (+70.1%)
Median home value	$281,300 → $323,800 (+15.1%)	$193,400 → $428,900 (+121.8%)
Median gross rent	$988 → $915 (-7.4%)	—

Gordonville

Population

688556

Median household income

$52,986$40,179

Median home value

$281,300$323,800

Median gross rent

$988$915

Refton

Population

490589

Median household income

$84,700$144,045

Median home value

$193,400$428,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gordonville	Refton
Under 5	5.4%	22.2%
5 to 17	35.3%	23.4%
18 to 24	4.0%	9.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	24.6%
35 to 44	16.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	2.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	12.2%	7.8%
75 and over	10.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gordonville	Refton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.7%	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+

	Gordonville	Refton
No high school diploma	21.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.4%	55.3%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	27.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gordonville	Refton
Drove alone	65.4%	58.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	6.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	41.1%
Other means	12.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gordonville	Refton
1-unit, detached	44.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	21.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gordonville	Refton
Poverty rate	6.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.66	4.36
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1965	2011