Emmaus vs Fullerton

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

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

Fullerton has the higher population (16,729 vs 11,727 in Emmaus). Emmaus has the higher median household income ($82,875 vs $63,357 in Fullerton). Emmaus has the higher median home value ($244,300 vs $229,900 in Fullerton).

Population, income & housing

	Emmaus	Fullerton
Population	11,727	16,729
Median age	39.1 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$82,875	$63,357
Median home value	$244,300	$229,900
Median gross rent	$1,331	$1,381
Housing units	4,973	6,779
Homeownership rate	67.6%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emmaus	Fullerton
Population	11,391 → 11,727 (+2.9%)	15,787 → 16,729 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$59,026 → $82,875 (+40.4%)	$59,368 → $63,357 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$184,900 → $244,300 (+32.1%)	$177,900 → $229,900 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,091 → $1,331 (+22.0%)	$1,122 → $1,381 (+23.1%)

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

Fullerton

Population

15,78716,729

Median household income

$59,368$63,357

Median home value

$177,900$229,900

Median gross rent

$1,122$1,381

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emmaus	Fullerton
Under 5	6.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	13.6%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	10.1%
25 to 34	15.0%	19.6%
35 to 44	16.9%	14.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.2%	10.8%
65 to 74	7.7%	6.9%
75 and over	7.3%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emmaus	Fullerton
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	49.4%
Black or African American	2.0%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	32.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emmaus	Fullerton
No high school diploma	7.0%	8.0%
High school graduate	38.6%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emmaus	Fullerton
Drove alone	77.5%	79.0%
Carpooled	8.9%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.5%
Walked	1.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	5.5%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emmaus	Fullerton
1-unit, detached	48.3%	40.6%
1-unit, attached	26.9%	19.0%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	26.3%
20 or more units	4.7%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emmaus	Fullerton
Poverty rate	5.8%	15.8%
Average household size	2.46	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1957	1965