Roslyn vs Willow Grove

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

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

Willow Grove has the higher population (13,919 vs 10,150 in Roslyn). Willow Grove has the higher median household income ($98,402 vs $91,106 in Roslyn). Willow Grove has the higher median home value ($326,300 vs $300,300 in Roslyn).

Population, income & housing

	Roslyn	Willow Grove
Population	10,150	13,919
Median age	39.6 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$91,106	$98,402
Median home value	$300,300	$326,300
Median gross rent	$1,151	$1,677
Housing units	3,706	5,724
Homeownership rate	82.4%	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.1%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roslyn	Willow Grove
Population	9,263 → 10,150 (+9.6%)	14,992 → 13,919 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$82,059 → $91,106 (+11.0%)	$79,162 → $98,402 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$239,400 → $300,300 (+25.4%)	$262,800 → $326,300 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,171 → $1,151 (-1.7%)	$1,328 → $1,677 (+26.3%)

Roslyn

Population

9,26310,150

Median household income

$82,059$91,106

Median home value

$239,400$300,300

Median gross rent

$1,171$1,151

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)

	Roslyn	Willow Grove
Under 5	7.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	4.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	15.5%
35 to 44	14.9%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	9.8%
75 and over	6.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roslyn	Willow Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	53.2%	73.2%
Black or African American	21.1%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	7.9%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roslyn	Willow Grove
No high school diploma	8.8%	4.8%
High school graduate	28.1%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.9%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roslyn	Willow Grove
Drove alone	65.6%	65.6%
Carpooled	8.7%	8.6%
Public transit	4.4%	2.7%
Walked	0.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	19.0%	19.8%
Other means	1.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roslyn	Willow Grove
1-unit, detached	67.5%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	18.0%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Roslyn	Willow Grove
Poverty rate	7.9%	5.4%
Average household size	2.80	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1957	1957