Glenside vs Souderton

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

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

Glenside has the higher population (7,941 vs 7,215 in Souderton). Glenside has the higher median household income ($101,050 vs $85,625 in Souderton). Glenside has the higher median home value ($380,300 vs $298,300 in Souderton).

Population, income & housing

	Glenside	Souderton
Population	7,941	7,215
Median age	40.1 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$101,050	$85,625
Median home value	$380,300	$298,300
Median gross rent	$1,435	$1,257
Housing units	2,938	2,943
Homeownership rate	77.5%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.3%	35.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenside	Souderton
Population	7,819 → 7,941 (+1.6%)	6,962 → 7,215 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$89,234 → $101,050 (+13.2%)	$67,423 → $85,625 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$283,000 → $380,300 (+34.4%)	$227,900 → $298,300 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,126 → $1,435 (+27.4%)	$993 → $1,257 (+26.6%)

Glenside

Population

7,8197,941

Median household income

$89,234$101,050

Median home value

$283,000$380,300

Median gross rent

$1,126$1,435

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)

	Glenside	Souderton
Under 5	4.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.3%	19.9%
18 to 24	14.4%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.9%	15.7%
35 to 44	14.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	10.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	15.9%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.0%	8.2%
75 and over	5.6%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenside	Souderton
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	75.9%
Black or African American	7.6%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenside	Souderton
No high school diploma	2.9%	10.0%
High school graduate	18.7%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.8%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenside	Souderton
Drove alone	63.2%	83.3%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.3%
Public transit	5.9%	0.6%
Walked	5.6%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.2%	8.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenside	Souderton
1-unit, detached	59.7%	39.4%
1-unit, attached	17.8%	26.0%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	20.3%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	7.6%
20 or more units	4.7%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Glenside	Souderton
Poverty rate	6.8%	10.9%
Average household size	2.55	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1938	1958