Arcadia University vs Bryn Athyn

A side-by-side comparison of Arcadia University and Bryn Athyn: population, income, housing, and more.

Arcadia University and Bryn Athyn are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bryn Athyn has the higher population (1,183 vs 731 in Arcadia University). Since 2019, Arcadia University's population has grown faster (+16.8% vs -13.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Arcadia University	Bryn Athyn
Population	731	1,183
Median age	19.7 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$143,438
Median home value	—	$670,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,516
Housing units	0	386
Homeownership rate	—	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	69.6%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcadia University	Bryn Athyn
Population	626 → 731 (+16.8%)	1,368 → 1,183 (-13.5%)
Median household income	—	$109,028 → $143,438 (+31.6%)
Median home value	—	$454,200 → $670,800 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,427 → $1,516 (+6.2%)

Arcadia University

Population

626731

Bryn Athyn

Population

1,3681,183

Median household income

$109,028$143,438

Median home value

$454,200$670,800

Median gross rent

$1,427$1,516

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcadia University	Bryn Athyn
Under 5	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.1%
18 to 24	100.0%	21.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	15.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.5%
75 and over	0.0%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcadia University	Bryn Athyn
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	93.7%
Black or African American	13.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcadia University	Bryn Athyn
No high school diploma	—	2.0%
High school graduate	—	7.4%
Some college or associate's	—	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	—	41.3%
Graduate or professional degree	—	28.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcadia University	Bryn Athyn
Drove alone	26.6%	56.7%
Carpooled	11.1%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	8.6%
Walked	36.7%	13.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	25.6%	16.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcadia University	Bryn Athyn
1-unit, detached	—	78.2%
1-unit, attached	—	0.8%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	2.3%
20 or more units	—	18.7%
Mobile home & other	—	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arcadia University	Bryn Athyn
Poverty rate	—	2.5%
Average household size	—	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	14	19
Median year structure built	—	1966