Glenolden

Population: 7,207
Median household income: $71,145
Median home value: $203,100

Glenolden is a community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, home to 7,207 residents. The median household income of $71,145 is below the Delaware County median ($88,576).

Between 2019 and 2023, Glenolden's population held roughly steady from 7,161 to 7,207, while its median home value rose 27.7% from $159,100 to $203,100.

The median resident is 36.9 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 16.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,207
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $71,145
Median home value: $203,100
Median gross rent: $1,185
Housing units: 2,885
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,1617,207

Median household income

$58,879$71,145

Median home value

$159,100$203,100

Median gross rent

$1,022$1,185

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,161	$58,879	$159,100	$1,022
2020	7,094	$63,036	$160,600	$1,050
2021	7,187	$62,438	$161,300	$1,083
2022	7,190	$71,719	$186,800	$1,152
2023	7,207	$71,145	$203,100	$1,185

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.6%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	835	11.6%
5 to 17	979	13.6%
18 to 24	736	10.2%
25 to 34	760	10.5%
35 to 44	1,207	16.7%
45 to 54	765	10.6%
55 to 64	1,027	14.3%
65 to 74	517	7.2%
75 and over	381	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,078	70.5%
Black or African American	1,264	17.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	122	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	147	2.0%
Two or more races	277	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	319	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate36.5%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	251	5.4%
High school graduate	1,699	36.5%
Some college or associate's	1,394	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	798	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	515	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit4.5%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,631	76.7%
Carpooled	191	5.6%
Public transit	155	4.5%
Walked	139	4.1%
Bicycle	21	0.6%
Worked from home	295	8.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	490	15.6%
15 to 29 min	1,327	42.3%
30 to 44 min	792	25.2%
45 to 59 min	305	9.7%
60+ min	223	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 15.8% (1,135 of 7,206)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,687	62.7%
Nonfamily households	1,003	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,690	93.2%
Vacant	195	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,983	73.7%
Renter-occupied	707	26.3%

1-unit, detached37.0%

1-unit, attached31.5%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units15.8%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,068	37.0%
1-unit, attached	908	31.5%
2 to 4 units	287	9.9%
5 to 19 units	456	15.8%
20 or more units	147	5.1%
Mobile home & other	19	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4229720
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.97 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8996, -75.2920