Glen Rock vs Jacobus

A side-by-side comparison of Glen Rock and Jacobus: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Glen Rock has the higher population (2,313 vs 2,208 in Jacobus). Jacobus has the higher median household income ($107,500 vs $71,500 in Glen Rock). Jacobus has the higher median home value ($260,300 vs $248,300 in Glen Rock).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Rock	Jacobus
Population	2,313	2,208
Median age	34.0 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,500	$107,500
Median home value	$248,300	$260,300
Median gross rent	$1,103	$1,643
Housing units	902	732
Homeownership rate	50.7%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Rock	Jacobus
Population	2,070 → 2,313 (+11.7%)	1,789 → 2,208 (+23.4%)
Median household income	$69,130 → $71,500 (+3.4%)	$81,650 → $107,500 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$181,300 → $248,300 (+37.0%)	$192,800 → $260,300 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $1,103 (+34.3%)	$985 → $1,643 (+66.8%)

Glen Rock

Population

2,0702,313

Median household income

$69,130$71,500

Median home value

$181,300$248,300

Median gross rent

$821$1,103

Jacobus

Population

1,7892,208

Median household income

$81,650$107,500

Median home value

$192,800$260,300

Median gross rent

$985$1,643

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Rock	Jacobus
Under 5	5.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	27.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	8.8%	10.1%
25 to 34	12.3%	15.7%
35 to 44	15.3%	7.9%
45 to 54	15.0%	17.7%
55 to 64	8.5%	13.2%
65 to 74	4.0%	9.2%
75 and over	3.9%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Rock	Jacobus
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	91.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Rock	Jacobus
No high school diploma	5.9%	11.2%
High school graduate	31.3%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Rock	Jacobus
Drove alone	79.1%	80.9%
Carpooled	11.8%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	7.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Rock	Jacobus
1-unit, detached	50.1%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	15.1%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	18.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glen Rock	Jacobus
Poverty rate	13.7%	1.9%
Average household size	2.63	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1956	1971