Bala Cynwyd vs Willow Grove

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

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

Willow Grove has the higher population (13,919 vs 9,622 in Bala Cynwyd). Bala Cynwyd has the higher median household income ($144,453 vs $98,402 in Willow Grove). Bala Cynwyd has the higher median home value ($628,400 vs $326,300 in Willow Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Bala Cynwyd	Willow Grove
Population	9,622	13,919
Median age	41.9 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$144,453	$98,402
Median home value	$628,400	$326,300
Median gross rent	$1,812	$1,677
Housing units	4,090	5,724
Homeownership rate	69.9%	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.3%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bala Cynwyd	Willow Grove
Population	7,814 → 9,622 (+23.1%)	14,992 → 13,919 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$123,925 → $144,453 (+16.6%)	$79,162 → $98,402 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$562,900 → $628,400 (+11.6%)	$262,800 → $326,300 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,472 → $1,812 (+23.1%)	$1,328 → $1,677 (+26.3%)

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

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)

	Bala Cynwyd	Willow Grove
Under 5	6.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	22.5%	16.3%
18 to 24	4.4%	8.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	9.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.5%	9.8%
75 and over	11.9%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bala Cynwyd	Willow Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	77.1%	73.2%
Black or African American	12.1%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.7%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.2%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bala Cynwyd	Willow Grove
No high school diploma	2.0%	4.8%
High school graduate	8.4%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	15.3%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	44.3%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bala Cynwyd	Willow Grove
Drove alone	57.5%	65.6%
Carpooled	4.8%	8.6%
Public transit	6.0%	2.7%
Walked	1.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.1%
Worked from home	29.1%	19.8%
Other means	0.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bala Cynwyd	Willow Grove
1-unit, detached	48.6%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	11.4%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	6.7%
20 or more units	33.3%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bala Cynwyd	Willow Grove
Poverty rate	9.6%	5.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1957	1957