Arcadia University vs Schwenksville

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

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

Schwenksville has the higher population (1,383 vs 731 in Arcadia University). Since 2019, Arcadia University's population has grown faster (+16.8% vs -2.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Arcadia University	Schwenksville
Population	731	1,383
Median age	19.7 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$70,833
Median home value	—	$237,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,121
Housing units	0	683
Homeownership rate	—	64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	30.7%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arcadia University	Schwenksville
Population	626 → 731 (+16.8%)	1,422 → 1,383 (-2.7%)
Median household income	—	$58,276 → $70,833 (+21.5%)
Median home value	—	$191,700 → $237,000 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$962 → $1,121 (+16.5%)

Arcadia University

Population

626731

Schwenksville

Population

1,4221,383

Median household income

$58,276$70,833

Median home value

$191,700$237,000

Median gross rent

$962$1,121

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arcadia University	Schwenksville
Under 5	0.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.3%
18 to 24	100.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	14.3%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.7%
75 and over	0.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arcadia University	Schwenksville
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	87.6%
Black or African American	13.0%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	8.8%	0.0%
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%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arcadia University	Schwenksville
No high school diploma	—	3.9%
High school graduate	—	37.2%
Some college or associate's	—	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	—	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	—	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arcadia University	Schwenksville
Drove alone	26.6%	78.8%
Carpooled	11.1%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	36.7%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.6%	16.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arcadia University	Schwenksville
1-unit, detached	—	33.4%
1-unit, attached	—	15.4%
2 to 4 units	—	5.6%
5 to 19 units	—	18.4%
20 or more units	—	26.9%
Mobile home & other	—	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Arcadia University	Schwenksville
Poverty rate	—	9.7%
Average household size	—	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	14	23
Median year structure built	—	1971