Panther Valley vs Phillipsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Panther Valley and Phillipsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Panther Valley and Phillipsburg are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Phillipsburg has the higher population (15,251 vs 4,622 in Panther Valley). Panther Valley has the higher median household income ($128,484 vs $67,782 in Phillipsburg). Panther Valley has the higher median home value ($359,800 vs $180,700 in Phillipsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Panther Valley	Phillipsburg
Population	4,622	15,251
Median age	49.8 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$128,484	$67,782
Median home value	$359,800	$180,700
Median gross rent	$2,000	$1,118
Housing units	2,165	7,018
Homeownership rate	85.7%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.8%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Panther Valley	Phillipsburg
Population	3,815 → 4,622 (+21.2%)	14,344 → 15,251 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$84,648 → $128,484 (+51.8%)	$54,459 → $67,782 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$239,200 → $359,800 (+50.4%)	$136,800 → $180,700 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,669 → $2,000 (+19.8%)	$968 → $1,118 (+15.5%)

Panther Valley

Population

3,8154,622

Median household income

$84,648$128,484

Median home value

$239,200$359,800

Median gross rent

$1,669$2,000

Phillipsburg

Population

14,34415,251

Median household income

$54,459$67,782

Median home value

$136,800$180,700

Median gross rent

$968$1,118

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Panther Valley	Phillipsburg
Under 5	7.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	10.8%	13.9%
18 to 24	3.8%	9.5%
25 to 34	8.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	9.0%	14.9%
45 to 54	18.5%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	16.5%
65 to 74	20.4%	8.6%
75 and over	7.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Panther Valley	Phillipsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	62.8%
Black or African American	8.7%	12.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.3%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Panther Valley	Phillipsburg
No high school diploma	1.0%	9.3%
High school graduate	13.4%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	37.3%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.5%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Panther Valley	Phillipsburg
Drove alone	73.5%	76.6%
Carpooled	2.8%	11.1%
Public transit	1.9%	1.5%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	2.8%
Other means	1.9%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Panther Valley	Phillipsburg
1-unit, detached	30.1%	56.8%
1-unit, attached	53.1%	17.0%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Panther Valley	Phillipsburg
Poverty rate	3.1%	17.4%
Average household size	2.19	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	40	29
Median year structure built	1984	1941