Elkins Park vs Souderton

A side-by-side comparison of Elkins Park and Souderton: population, income, housing, and more.

Elkins Park and Souderton are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elkins Park has the higher population (7,286 vs 7,215 in Souderton). Elkins Park has the higher median household income ($129,773 vs $85,625 in Souderton). Elkins Park has the higher median home value ($366,700 vs $298,300 in Souderton).

Population, income & housing

	Elkins Park	Souderton
Population	7,286	7,215
Median age	50.2 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$129,773	$85,625
Median home value	$366,700	$298,300
Median gross rent	$1,625	$1,257
Housing units	3,102	2,943
Homeownership rate	78.9%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.2%	35.5%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkins Park	Souderton
Population	6,827 → 7,286 (+6.7%)	6,962 → 7,215 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$105,192 → $129,773 (+23.4%)	$67,423 → $85,625 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$302,900 → $366,700 (+21.1%)	$227,900 → $298,300 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,213 → $1,625 (+34.0%)	$993 → $1,257 (+26.6%)

Elkins Park

Population

6,8277,286

Median household income

$105,192$129,773

Median home value

$302,900$366,700

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,625

Souderton

Population

6,9627,215

Median household income

$67,423$85,625

Median home value

$227,900$298,300

Median gross rent

$993$1,257

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkins Park	Souderton
Under 5	1.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	12.7%	19.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	11.7%	15.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.8%
55 to 64	17.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	14.3%	8.2%
75 and over	11.7%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkins Park	Souderton
White (non-Hispanic)	57.1%	75.9%
Black or African American	32.2%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.6%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkins Park	Souderton
No high school diploma	1.9%	10.0%
High school graduate	8.3%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.9%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	42.2%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkins Park	Souderton
Drove alone	54.6%	83.3%
Carpooled	7.7%	5.3%
Public transit	10.7%	0.6%
Walked	1.1%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.0%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkins Park	Souderton
1-unit, detached	54.3%	39.4%
1-unit, attached	13.1%	26.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	20.3%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	7.6%
20 or more units	22.4%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Elkins Park	Souderton
Poverty rate	6.8%	10.9%
Average household size	2.37	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	32	29
Median year structure built	1951	1958