Branchdale vs Seltzer

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

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

Seltzer has the higher population (343 vs 306 in Branchdale). Seltzer has the higher median household income ($108,869 vs $31,563 in Branchdale). Seltzer has the higher median home value ($122,100 vs $75,800 in Branchdale).

Population, income & housing

	Branchdale	Seltzer
Population	306	343
Median age	59.4 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$31,563	$108,869
Median home value	$75,800	$122,100
Housing units	233	127
Homeownership rate	67.3%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Branchdale	Seltzer
Population	332 → 306 (-7.8%)	281 → 343 (+22.1%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $31,563 (-29.9%)	$48,750 → $108,869 (+123.3%)
Median home value	$74,300 → $75,800 (+2.0%)	$129,200 → $122,100 (-5.5%)
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

Seltzer

Population

281343

Median household income

$48,750$108,869

Median home value

$129,200$122,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Branchdale	Seltzer
Under 5	2.3%	15.2%
5 to 17	2.3%	12.0%
18 to 24	1.3%	10.5%
25 to 34	3.3%	28.3%
35 to 44	7.5%	9.6%
45 to 54	26.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	35.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	17.3%	18.7%
75 and over	4.6%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Branchdale	Seltzer
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.4%
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%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Branchdale	Seltzer
No high school diploma	26.4%	9.3%
High school graduate	50.7%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	13.5%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Branchdale	Seltzer
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	Seltzer
1-unit, detached	51.9%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	39.1%	3.9%
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	Seltzer
Poverty rate	27.1%	0.0%
Average household size	1.51	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1938	1968