Branchdale vs Marlin

A side-by-side comparison of Branchdale and Marlin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marlin has the higher population (307 vs 306 in Branchdale). Marlin has the higher median household income ($148,390 vs $31,563 in Branchdale). Marlin has the higher median home value ($159,500 vs $75,800 in Branchdale).

Population, income & housing

	Branchdale	Marlin
Population	306	307
Median age	59.4 yrs	26.3 yrs
Median household income	$31,563	$148,390
Median home value	$75,800	$159,500
Housing units	233	130
Homeownership rate	67.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branchdale	Marlin
Population	332 → 306 (-7.8%)	420 → 307 (-26.9%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $31,563 (-29.9%)	$40,167 → $148,390 (+269.4%)
Median home value	$74,300 → $75,800 (+2.0%)	$147,500 → $159,500 (+8.1%)
Median gross rent	$497 → $575 (+15.7%)	—

Branchdale

Population

332306

Median household income

$45,000$31,563

Median home value

$74,300$75,800

Median gross rent

$497$575

Marlin

Population

420307

Median household income

$40,167$148,390

Median home value

$147,500$159,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branchdale	Marlin
Under 5	2.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	2.3%	14.3%
18 to 24	1.3%	30.0%
25 to 34	3.3%	21.8%
35 to 44	7.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	26.1%	23.5%
55 to 64	35.3%	4.2%
65 to 74	17.3%	6.2%
75 and over	4.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branchdale	Marlin
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branchdale	Marlin
No high school diploma	26.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	50.7%	78.9%
Some college or associate's	13.5%	9.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branchdale	Marlin
Drove alone	83.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	0.0%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Branchdale	Marlin
1-unit, detached	51.9%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	39.1%	18.5%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Branchdale	Marlin
Poverty rate	27.1%	0.0%
Average household size	1.51	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1938	1938