Horsham vs Willow Grove

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

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

Horsham has the higher population (15,866 vs 13,919 in Willow Grove). Horsham has the higher median household income ($99,121 vs $98,402 in Willow Grove). Horsham has the higher median home value ($363,100 vs $326,300 in Willow Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Horsham	Willow Grove
Population	15,866	13,919
Median age	37.2 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$99,121	$98,402
Median home value	$363,100	$326,300
Median gross rent	$1,251	$1,677
Housing units	6,122	5,724
Homeownership rate	70.3%	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.7%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Horsham	Willow Grove
Population	14,611 → 15,866 (+8.6%)	14,992 → 13,919 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$82,098 → $99,121 (+20.7%)	$79,162 → $98,402 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$288,100 → $363,100 (+26.0%)	$262,800 → $326,300 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,274 → $1,251 (-1.8%)	$1,328 → $1,677 (+26.3%)

Horsham

Population

14,61115,866

Median household income

$82,098$99,121

Median home value

$288,100$363,100

Median gross rent

$1,274$1,251

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)

	Horsham	Willow Grove
Under 5	4.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	19.8%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.8%
25 to 34	15.3%	15.5%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.8%
75 and over	5.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Horsham	Willow Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	73.2%
Black or African American	4.0%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.9%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.5%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Horsham	Willow Grove
No high school diploma	10.9%	4.8%
High school graduate	23.9%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.6%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Horsham	Willow Grove
Drove alone	73.3%	65.6%
Carpooled	3.9%	8.6%
Public transit	2.6%	2.7%
Walked	1.2%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	19.0%	19.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Horsham	Willow Grove
1-unit, detached	48.5%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	20.9%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	6.7%
20 or more units	8.7%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Horsham	Willow Grove
Poverty rate	3.7%	5.4%
Average household size	2.60	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1974	1957