Browndale vs Pocono Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Browndale and Pocono Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pocono Springs has the higher population (862 vs 740 in Browndale). Browndale has the higher median household income ($67,875 vs $48,864 in Pocono Springs). Pocono Springs has the higher median home value ($159,900 vs $138,400 in Browndale).

Population, income & housing

	Browndale	Pocono Springs
Population	740	862
Median age	36.2 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$67,875	$48,864
Median home value	$138,400	$159,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,493
Housing units	301	875
Homeownership rate	89.4%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	21.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Browndale	Pocono Springs
Population	—	1,325 → 862 (-34.9%)
Median household income	—	$70,625 → $48,864 (-30.8%)
Median home value	—	$128,700 → $159,900 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,453 → $1,493 (+2.8%)

Browndale

Pocono Springs

Population

1,325862

Median household income

$70,625$48,864

Median home value

$128,700$159,900

Median gross rent

$1,453$1,493

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Browndale	Pocono Springs
Under 5	4.5%	3.6%
5 to 17	27.6%	19.6%
18 to 24	3.9%	0.5%
25 to 34	10.8%	9.5%
35 to 44	13.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.9%	4.5%
55 to 64	16.2%	26.1%
65 to 74	11.1%	20.0%
75 and over	1.8%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Browndale	Pocono Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	80.3%
Black or African American	1.8%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Browndale	Pocono Springs
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	36.3%	60.2%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Browndale	Pocono Springs
Drove alone	87.5%	71.5%
Carpooled	4.3%	16.1%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Browndale	Pocono Springs
1-unit, detached	90.7%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Browndale	Pocono Springs
Poverty rate	7.4%	20.3%
Average household size	2.71	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1963	1988