Ardmore vs Willow Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Ardmore and Willow Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Ardmore and Willow Grove 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 13,919 in Willow Grove). Ardmore has the higher median household income ($115,273 vs $98,402 in Willow Grove). Ardmore has the higher median home value ($446,300 vs $326,300 in Willow Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Ardmore	Willow Grove
Population	14,165	13,919
Median age	38.6 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$115,273	$98,402
Median home value	$446,300	$326,300
Median gross rent	$1,680	$1,677
Housing units	6,632	5,724
Homeownership rate	62.1%	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.7%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ardmore	Willow Grove
Population	12,808 → 14,165 (+10.6%)	14,992 → 13,919 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$96,780 → $115,273 (+19.1%)	$79,162 → $98,402 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$355,400 → $446,300 (+25.6%)	$262,800 → $326,300 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,415 → $1,680 (+18.7%)	$1,328 → $1,677 (+26.3%)

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

Willow Grove

Population

14,99213,919

Median household income

$79,162$98,402

Median home value

$262,800$326,300

Median gross rent

$1,328$1,677

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ardmore	Willow Grove
Under 5	5.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.8%
25 to 34	15.7%	15.5%
35 to 44	19.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	8.0%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.9%	9.8%
75 and over	8.9%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ardmore	Willow Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	70.8%	73.2%
Black or African American	12.6%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	4.8%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.6%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ardmore	Willow Grove
No high school diploma	1.5%	4.8%
High school graduate	16.1%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	11.7%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.7%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	37.0%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ardmore	Willow Grove
Drove alone	52.1%	65.6%
Carpooled	4.6%	8.6%
Public transit	8.6%	2.7%
Walked	5.4%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.1%
Worked from home	27.9%	19.8%
Other means	0.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ardmore	Willow Grove
1-unit, detached	20.2%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	42.9%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	6.7%
20 or more units	17.8%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ardmore	Willow Grove
Poverty rate	6.2%	5.4%
Average household size	2.18	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1942	1957