Breinigsville vs Emmaus

A side-by-side comparison of Breinigsville and Emmaus: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Emmaus has the higher population (11,727 vs 8,159 in Breinigsville). Breinigsville has the higher median household income ($116,631 vs $82,875 in Emmaus). Breinigsville has the higher median home value ($368,600 vs $244,300 in Emmaus).

Population, income & housing

	Breinigsville	Emmaus
Population	8,159	11,727
Median age	37.9 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$116,631	$82,875
Median home value	$368,600	$244,300
Median gross rent	$2,021	$1,331
Housing units	2,662	4,973
Homeownership rate	91.3%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.0%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Breinigsville	Emmaus
Population	6,784 → 8,159 (+20.3%)	11,391 → 11,727 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$103,317 → $116,631 (+12.9%)	$59,026 → $82,875 (+40.4%)
Median home value	$316,100 → $368,600 (+16.6%)	$184,900 → $244,300 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,401 → $2,021 (+44.3%)	$1,091 → $1,331 (+22.0%)

Breinigsville

Population

6,7848,159

Median household income

$103,317$116,631

Median home value

$316,100$368,600

Median gross rent

$1,401$2,021

Emmaus

Population

11,39111,727

Median household income

$59,026$82,875

Median home value

$184,900$244,300

Median gross rent

$1,091$1,331

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Breinigsville	Emmaus
Under 5	2.5%	6.8%
5 to 17	28.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	9.0%	15.0%
35 to 44	19.9%	16.9%
45 to 54	10.2%	14.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	6.6%	7.7%
75 and over	4.1%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Breinigsville	Emmaus
White (non-Hispanic)	56.3%	84.1%
Black or African American	3.4%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	20.6%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Breinigsville	Emmaus
No high school diploma	3.0%	7.0%
High school graduate	14.7%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	21.4%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Breinigsville	Emmaus
Drove alone	68.8%	77.5%
Carpooled	2.1%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	26.4%	11.0%
Other means	2.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Breinigsville	Emmaus
1-unit, detached	47.3%	48.3%
1-unit, attached	40.2%	26.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Breinigsville	Emmaus
Poverty rate	1.3%	5.8%
Average household size	3.16	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	2005	1957