Palmer Heights vs Pen Argyl

A side-by-side comparison of Palmer Heights and Pen Argyl: population, income, housing, and more.

Palmer Heights and Pen Argyl are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Palmer Heights has the higher population (3,963 vs 3,489 in Pen Argyl). Palmer Heights has the higher median household income ($115,292 vs $79,948 in Pen Argyl). Palmer Heights has the higher median home value ($289,400 vs $172,100 in Pen Argyl).

Population, income & housing

	Palmer Heights	Pen Argyl
Population	3,963	3,489
Median age	47.6 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$115,292	$79,948
Median home value	$289,400	$172,100
Median gross rent	$1,411	$1,165
Housing units	1,435	1,430
Homeownership rate	96.7%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palmer Heights	Pen Argyl
Population	3,837 → 3,963 (+3.3%)	3,543 → 3,489 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$81,908 → $115,292 (+40.8%)	$61,250 → $79,948 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$206,800 → $289,400 (+39.9%)	$155,600 → $172,100 (+10.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,176 → $1,411 (+20.0%)	$984 → $1,165 (+18.4%)

Palmer Heights

Population

3,8373,963

Median household income

$81,908$115,292

Median home value

$206,800$289,400

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,411

Pen Argyl

Population

3,5433,489

Median household income

$61,250$79,948

Median home value

$155,600$172,100

Median gross rent

$984$1,165

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palmer Heights	Pen Argyl
Under 5	3.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.8%	13.5%
18 to 24	2.8%	9.6%
25 to 34	8.3%	17.2%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	18.7%	14.8%
55 to 64	11.6%	13.6%
65 to 74	16.1%	7.9%
75 and over	11.3%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palmer Heights	Pen Argyl
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	87.0%
Black or African American	2.1%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palmer Heights	Pen Argyl
No high school diploma	5.5%	13.4%
High school graduate	31.1%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palmer Heights	Pen Argyl
Drove alone	86.9%	86.3%
Carpooled	3.1%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	2.5%
Other means	2.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palmer Heights	Pen Argyl
1-unit, detached	92.5%	42.9%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	40.3%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palmer Heights	Pen Argyl
Poverty rate	2.1%	15.5%
Average household size	2.73	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1965	1938