Bala Cynwyd vs Kulpsville

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

Bala Cynwyd and Kulpsville 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 8,990 in Kulpsville). Bala Cynwyd has the higher median household income ($144,453 vs $89,006 in Kulpsville). Bala Cynwyd has the higher median home value ($628,400 vs $337,100 in Kulpsville).

Population, income & housing

	Bala Cynwyd	Kulpsville
Population	9,622	8,990
Median age	41.9 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$144,453	$89,006
Median home value	$628,400	$337,100
Median gross rent	$1,812	$1,836
Housing units	4,090	3,826
Homeownership rate	69.9%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.3%	50.4%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bala Cynwyd	Kulpsville
Population	7,814 → 9,622 (+23.1%)	8,348 → 8,990 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$123,925 → $144,453 (+16.6%)	$82,958 → $89,006 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$562,900 → $628,400 (+11.6%)	$235,700 → $337,100 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,472 → $1,812 (+23.1%)	$1,465 → $1,836 (+25.3%)

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

Kulpsville

Population

8,3488,990

Median household income

$82,958$89,006

Median home value

$235,700$337,100

Median gross rent

$1,465$1,836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bala Cynwyd	Kulpsville
Under 5	6.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	22.5%	15.6%
18 to 24	4.4%	6.6%
25 to 34	10.2%	12.5%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	9.1%	10.9%
65 to 74	11.5%	10.6%
75 and over	11.9%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bala Cynwyd	Kulpsville
White (non-Hispanic)	77.1%	70.4%
Black or African American	12.1%	12.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.7%	11.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bala Cynwyd	Kulpsville
No high school diploma	2.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	8.4%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	15.3%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	29.1%
Graduate or professional degree	44.3%	21.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bala Cynwyd	Kulpsville
Drove alone	57.5%	68.9%
Carpooled	4.8%	8.5%
Public transit	6.0%	1.8%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.1%	20.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bala Cynwyd	Kulpsville
1-unit, detached	48.6%	40.8%
1-unit, attached	11.4%	36.4%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	7.8%
20 or more units	33.3%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Bala Cynwyd	Kulpsville
Poverty rate	9.6%	3.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1957	1987