Darlington vs South Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Darlington and South Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Heights has the higher population (351 vs 286 in Darlington). South Heights has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $62,321 in Darlington). Darlington has the higher median home value ($131,800 vs $125,000 in South Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Darlington	South Heights
Population	286	351
Median age	32.3 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,321	$62,500
Median home value	$131,800	$125,000
Median gross rent	$713	$1,050
Housing units	120	213
Homeownership rate	80.0%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Darlington	South Heights
Population	199 → 286 (+43.7%)	344 → 351 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$59,792 → $62,321 (+4.2%)	$64,219 → $62,500 (-2.7%)
Median home value	$95,000 → $131,800 (+38.7%)	$95,400 → $125,000 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $713 (+10.5%)	$629 → $1,050 (+66.9%)

Darlington

Population

199286

Median household income

$59,792$62,321

Median home value

$95,000$131,800

Median gross rent

$645$713

South Heights

Population

344351

Median household income

$64,219$62,500

Median home value

$95,400$125,000

Median gross rent

$629$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Darlington	South Heights
Under 5	10.8%	3.4%
5 to 17	25.2%	6.3%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.8%	19.9%
35 to 44	8.4%	3.7%
45 to 54	9.4%	23.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	15.4%
65 to 74	3.5%	9.4%
75 and over	11.9%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Darlington	South Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	86.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Darlington	South Heights
No high school diploma	8.7%	16.0%
High school graduate	36.6%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Darlington	South Heights
Drove alone	89.7%	78.7%
Carpooled	4.7%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Darlington	South Heights
1-unit, detached	64.2%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	20.8%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Darlington	South Heights
Poverty rate	8.4%	12.8%
Average household size	2.72	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1949	1946