Emigsville vs New Freedom

A side-by-side comparison of Emigsville and New Freedom: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Freedom has the higher population (5,003 vs 3,942 in Emigsville). New Freedom has the higher median household income ($109,894 vs $68,299 in Emigsville). New Freedom has the higher median home value ($344,100 vs $196,600 in Emigsville).

Population, income & housing

	Emigsville	New Freedom
Population	3,942	5,003
Median age	39.1 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,299	$109,894
Median home value	$196,600	$344,100
Median gross rent	$1,372	$1,519
Housing units	1,505	1,792
Homeownership rate	78.6%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emigsville	New Freedom
Population	3,032 → 3,942 (+30.0%)	4,637 → 5,003 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$49,000 → $68,299 (+39.4%)	$91,300 → $109,894 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$143,900 → $196,600 (+36.6%)	$275,700 → $344,100 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,192 → $1,372 (+15.1%)	$1,123 → $1,519 (+35.3%)

Emigsville

Population

3,0323,942

Median household income

$49,000$68,299

Median home value

$143,900$196,600

Median gross rent

$1,192$1,372

New Freedom

Population

4,6375,003

Median household income

$91,300$109,894

Median home value

$275,700$344,100

Median gross rent

$1,123$1,519

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emigsville	New Freedom
Under 5	4.8%	3.7%
5 to 17	22.8%	16.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	10.7%
25 to 34	8.2%	5.5%
35 to 44	19.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	16.9%
55 to 64	11.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	13.5%
75 and over	2.9%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emigsville	New Freedom
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	94.0%
Black or African American	4.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emigsville	New Freedom
No high school diploma	9.9%	6.4%
High school graduate	45.0%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emigsville	New Freedom
Drove alone	85.5%	73.7%
Carpooled	4.2%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	19.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emigsville	New Freedom
1-unit, detached	76.8%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	15.7%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	2.6%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emigsville	New Freedom
Poverty rate	12.0%	2.7%
Average household size	2.65	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1958	1988