Merion Station vs Penn Wynne

A side-by-side comparison of Merion Station and Penn Wynne: population, income, housing, and more.

Merion Station and Penn Wynne are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Penn Wynne has the higher population (6,220 vs 5,796 in Merion Station). Merion Station has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $156,056 in Penn Wynne). Merion Station has the higher median home value ($875,500 vs $532,200 in Penn Wynne).

Population, income & housing

	Merion Station	Penn Wynne
Population	5,796	6,220
Median age	42.8 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$156,056
Median home value	$875,500	$532,200
Median gross rent	$2,395	$2,291
Housing units	1,952	2,423
Homeownership rate	90.3%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.3%	72.4%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Merion Station	Penn Wynne
Population	5,014 → 5,796 (+15.6%)	5,932 → 6,220 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$223,430 → $250,001 (+11.9%)	$123,854 → $156,056 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$677,000 → $875,500 (+29.3%)	$366,000 → $532,200 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,735 → $2,395 (+38.0%)	$1,416 → $2,291 (+61.8%)

Merion Station

Population

5,0145,796

Median household income

$223,430$250,001

Median home value

$677,000$875,500

Median gross rent

$1,735$2,395

Penn Wynne

Population

5,9326,220

Median household income

$123,854$156,056

Median home value

$366,000$532,200

Median gross rent

$1,416$2,291

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Merion Station	Penn Wynne
Under 5	6.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	24.4%	19.1%
18 to 24	3.9%	3.7%
25 to 34	2.6%	5.9%
35 to 44	15.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	14.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.5%	10.6%
75 and over	7.6%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Merion Station	Penn Wynne
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	64.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.6%	15.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Merion Station	Penn Wynne
No high school diploma	0.7%	1.1%
High school graduate	6.9%	14.3%
Some college or associate's	7.1%	12.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	60.4%	44.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Merion Station	Penn Wynne
Drove alone	46.3%	56.8%
Carpooled	2.8%	7.9%
Public transit	7.7%	6.2%
Walked	3.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.1%	27.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Merion Station	Penn Wynne
1-unit, detached	84.9%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.5%
20 or more units	3.1%	27.1%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Merion Station	Penn Wynne
Poverty rate	2.7%	6.7%
Average household size	2.93	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1938	1952