Emlenton vs Seneca

A side-by-side comparison of Emlenton and Seneca: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Seneca has the higher population (1,455 vs 623 in Emlenton). Seneca has the higher median household income ($73,478 vs $65,179 in Emlenton). Seneca has the higher median home value ($134,900 vs $111,300 in Emlenton).

Population, income & housing

	Emlenton	Seneca
Population	623	1,455
Median age	45.9 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,179	$73,478
Median home value	$111,300	$134,900
Median gross rent	$650	$715
Housing units	342	700
Homeownership rate	69.1%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emlenton	Seneca
Population	693 → 623 (-10.1%)	984 → 1,455 (+47.9%)
Median household income	$53,958 → $65,179 (+20.8%)	$45,096 → $73,478 (+62.9%)
Median home value	$93,800 → $111,300 (+18.7%)	$114,200 → $134,900 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$764 → $650 (-14.9%)	$877 → $715 (-18.5%)

Emlenton

Population

693623

Median household income

$53,958$65,179

Median home value

$93,800$111,300

Median gross rent

$764$650

Seneca

Population

9841,455

Median household income

$45,096$73,478

Median home value

$114,200$134,900

Median gross rent

$877$715

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emlenton	Seneca
Under 5	3.5%	8.0%
5 to 17	12.2%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	1.4%
25 to 34	11.2%	8.5%
35 to 44	14.6%	14.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.2%
65 to 74	15.1%	20.1%
75 and over	10.0%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emlenton	Seneca
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	95.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emlenton	Seneca
No high school diploma	7.4%	0.1%
High school graduate	37.7%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emlenton	Seneca
Drove alone	86.7%	82.5%
Carpooled	4.2%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	16.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emlenton	Seneca
1-unit, detached	76.6%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	6.9%
20 or more units	9.9%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Emlenton	Seneca
Poverty rate	11.2%	7.4%
Average household size	2.14	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	37	28
Median year structure built	1949	1975