Ardmore vs Bala Cynwyd

A side-by-side comparison of Ardmore and Bala Cynwyd: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ardmore has the higher population (14,165 vs 9,622 in Bala Cynwyd). Bala Cynwyd has the higher median household income ($144,453 vs $115,273 in Ardmore). Bala Cynwyd has the higher median home value ($628,400 vs $446,300 in Ardmore).

Population, income & housing

	Ardmore	Bala Cynwyd
Population	14,165	9,622
Median age	38.6 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$115,273	$144,453
Median home value	$446,300	$628,400
Median gross rent	$1,680	$1,812
Housing units	6,632	4,090
Homeownership rate	62.1%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.7%	74.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ardmore	Bala Cynwyd
Population	12,808 → 14,165 (+10.6%)	7,814 → 9,622 (+23.1%)
Median household income	$96,780 → $115,273 (+19.1%)	$123,925 → $144,453 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$355,400 → $446,300 (+25.6%)	$562,900 → $628,400 (+11.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,415 → $1,680 (+18.7%)	$1,472 → $1,812 (+23.1%)

Ardmore

Population

12,80814,165

Median household income

$96,780$115,273

Median home value

$355,400$446,300

Median gross rent

$1,415$1,680

Bala Cynwyd

Population

7,8149,622

Median household income

$123,925$144,453

Median home value

$562,900$628,400

Median gross rent

$1,472$1,812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ardmore	Bala Cynwyd
Under 5	5.0%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.9%	22.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	4.4%
25 to 34	15.7%	10.2%
35 to 44	19.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.7%
55 to 64	8.0%	9.1%
65 to 74	10.9%	11.5%
75 and over	8.9%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ardmore	Bala Cynwyd
White (non-Hispanic)	70.8%	77.1%
Black or African American	12.6%	12.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	4.8%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	6.6%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ardmore	Bala Cynwyd
No high school diploma	1.5%	2.0%
High school graduate	16.1%	8.4%
Some college or associate's	11.7%	15.3%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	37.0%	44.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ardmore	Bala Cynwyd
Drove alone	52.1%	57.5%
Carpooled	4.6%	4.8%
Public transit	8.6%	6.0%
Walked	5.4%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.4%
Worked from home	27.9%	29.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ardmore	Bala Cynwyd
1-unit, detached	20.2%	48.6%
1-unit, attached	42.9%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	2.4%
20 or more units	17.8%	33.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ardmore	Bala Cynwyd
Poverty rate	6.2%	9.6%
Average household size	2.18	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1942	1957