Bala Cynwyd vs Harleysville

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

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

Bala Cynwyd has the higher population (9,622 vs 9,034 in Harleysville). Bala Cynwyd has the higher median household income ($144,453 vs $111,530 in Harleysville). Bala Cynwyd has the higher median home value ($628,400 vs $416,400 in Harleysville).

Population, income & housing

	Bala Cynwyd	Harleysville
Population	9,622	9,034
Median age	41.9 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$144,453	$111,530
Median home value	$628,400	$416,400
Median gross rent	$1,812	$1,712
Housing units	4,090	3,746
Homeownership rate	69.9%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.3%	40.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bala Cynwyd	Harleysville
Population	7,814 → 9,622 (+23.1%)	9,568 → 9,034 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$123,925 → $144,453 (+16.6%)	$87,500 → $111,530 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$562,900 → $628,400 (+11.6%)	$321,500 → $416,400 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,472 → $1,812 (+23.1%)	$1,424 → $1,712 (+20.2%)

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

Harleysville

Population

9,5689,034

Median household income

$87,500$111,530

Median home value

$321,500$416,400

Median gross rent

$1,424$1,712

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bala Cynwyd	Harleysville
Under 5	6.3%	4.0%
5 to 17	22.5%	12.0%
18 to 24	4.4%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.2%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	14.1%
55 to 64	9.1%	17.7%
65 to 74	11.5%	11.4%
75 and over	11.9%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bala Cynwyd	Harleysville
White (non-Hispanic)	77.1%	80.7%
Black or African American	12.1%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.7%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bala Cynwyd	Harleysville
No high school diploma	2.0%	4.4%
High school graduate	8.4%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	15.3%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	44.3%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bala Cynwyd	Harleysville
Drove alone	57.5%	66.5%
Carpooled	4.8%	11.6%
Public transit	6.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	29.1%	18.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bala Cynwyd	Harleysville
1-unit, detached	48.6%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	11.4%	22.7%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	6.1%
20 or more units	33.3%	14.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bala Cynwyd	Harleysville
Poverty rate	9.6%	6.2%
Average household size	2.49	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1957	1985