Ambler vs Elkins Park

A side-by-side comparison of Ambler and Elkins Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elkins Park has the higher population (7,286 vs 6,822 in Ambler). Elkins Park has the higher median household income ($129,773 vs $80,795 in Ambler). Elkins Park has the higher median home value ($366,700 vs $360,200 in Ambler).

Population, income & housing

	Ambler	Elkins Park
Population	6,822	7,286
Median age	36.8 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$80,795	$129,773
Median home value	$360,200	$366,700
Median gross rent	$1,406	$1,625
Housing units	2,835	3,102
Homeownership rate	52.9%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.1%	71.2%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ambler	Elkins Park
Population	6,489 → 6,822 (+5.1%)	6,827 → 7,286 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$71,348 → $80,795 (+13.2%)	$105,192 → $129,773 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$303,500 → $360,200 (+18.7%)	$302,900 → $366,700 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,113 → $1,406 (+26.3%)	$1,213 → $1,625 (+34.0%)

Ambler

Population

6,4896,822

Median household income

$71,348$80,795

Median home value

$303,500$360,200

Median gross rent

$1,113$1,406

Elkins Park

Population

6,8277,286

Median household income

$105,192$129,773

Median home value

$302,900$366,700

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ambler	Elkins Park
Under 5	5.7%	1.9%
5 to 17	18.2%	12.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.7%
25 to 34	17.5%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.5%	17.2%
65 to 74	9.6%	14.3%
75 and over	6.3%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ambler	Elkins Park
White (non-Hispanic)	73.6%	57.1%
Black or African American	13.2%	32.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ambler	Elkins Park
No high school diploma	4.0%	1.9%
High school graduate	22.2%	8.3%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	42.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ambler	Elkins Park
Drove alone	63.8%	54.6%
Carpooled	5.8%	7.7%
Public transit	3.5%	10.7%
Walked	3.8%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.4%	26.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ambler	Elkins Park
1-unit, detached	33.7%	54.3%
1-unit, attached	31.9%	13.1%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	7.8%
20 or more units	17.0%	22.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ambler	Elkins Park
Poverty rate	6.1%	6.8%
Average household size	2.47	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	22	32
Median year structure built	1954	1951