Bryn Mawr vs Oreland

A side-by-side comparison of Bryn Mawr and Oreland: population, income, housing, and more.

Bryn Mawr and Oreland are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oreland has the higher population (6,036 vs 5,777 in Bryn Mawr). Oreland has the higher median household income ($110,100 vs $87,218 in Bryn Mawr). Oreland has the higher median home value ($401,000 vs $391,900 in Bryn Mawr).

Population, income & housing

	Bryn Mawr	Oreland
Population	5,777	6,036
Median age	25.1 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$87,218	$110,100
Median home value	$391,900	$401,000
Median gross rent	$2,113	$1,182
Housing units	2,200	2,290
Homeownership rate	44.7%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.2%	57.8%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bryn Mawr	Oreland
Population	3,708 → 5,777 (+55.8%)	5,625 → 6,036 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$72,500 → $87,218 (+20.3%)	$97,373 → $110,100 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$296,400 → $391,900 (+32.2%)	$324,500 → $401,000 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,510 → $2,113 (+39.9%)	$1,046 → $1,182 (+13.0%)

Bryn Mawr

Population

3,7085,777

Median household income

$72,500$87,218

Median home value

$296,400$391,900

Median gross rent

$1,510$2,113

Oreland

Population

5,6256,036

Median household income

$97,373$110,100

Median home value

$324,500$401,000

Median gross rent

$1,046$1,182

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bryn Mawr	Oreland
Under 5	1.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	7.7%	21.2%
18 to 24	41.0%	4.7%
25 to 34	8.6%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.1%	18.0%
45 to 54	8.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	8.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	7.4%	10.0%
75 and over	7.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bryn Mawr	Oreland
White (non-Hispanic)	70.0%	76.6%
Black or African American	8.7%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.9%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bryn Mawr	Oreland
No high school diploma	2.3%	2.5%
High school graduate	15.8%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	33.6%	26.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bryn Mawr	Oreland
Drove alone	41.4%	70.4%
Carpooled	5.3%	3.5%
Public transit	6.3%	6.7%
Walked	20.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	2.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.8%	18.7%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bryn Mawr	Oreland
1-unit, detached	17.7%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	32.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	24.7%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	21.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bryn Mawr	Oreland
Poverty rate	20.4%	3.7%
Average household size	2.12	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1952	1954