Emigsville vs Spry

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

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

Spry has the higher population (4,857 vs 3,942 in Emigsville). Spry has the higher median household income ($88,529 vs $68,299 in Emigsville). Spry has the higher median home value ($215,600 vs $196,600 in Emigsville).

Population, income & housing

	Emigsville	Spry
Population	3,942	4,857
Median age	39.1 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,299	$88,529
Median home value	$196,600	$215,600
Median gross rent	$1,372	$1,412
Housing units	1,505	2,248
Homeownership rate	78.6%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emigsville	Spry
Population	3,032 → 3,942 (+30.0%)	4,588 → 4,857 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$49,000 → $68,299 (+39.4%)	$77,564 → $88,529 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$143,900 → $196,600 (+36.6%)	$175,600 → $215,600 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,192 → $1,372 (+15.1%)	$1,202 → $1,412 (+17.5%)

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

Spry

Population

4,5884,857

Median household income

$77,564$88,529

Median home value

$175,600$215,600

Median gross rent

$1,202$1,412

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emigsville	Spry
Under 5	4.8%	3.5%
5 to 17	22.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	8.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	8.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	19.2%	10.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.6%	19.5%
65 to 74	11.1%	13.0%
75 and over	2.9%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emigsville	Spry
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	85.5%
Black or African American	4.2%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emigsville	Spry
No high school diploma	9.9%	4.6%
High school graduate	45.0%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emigsville	Spry
Drove alone	85.5%	84.1%
Carpooled	4.2%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emigsville	Spry
1-unit, detached	76.8%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	15.7%	20.7%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	2.6%
20 or more units	2.3%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Emigsville	Spry
Poverty rate	12.0%	8.5%
Average household size	2.65	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1958	1973