New Galilee vs South Heights

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

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

New Galilee has the higher population (352 vs 351 in South Heights). South Heights has the higher median household income ($62,500 vs $49,583 in New Galilee). South Heights has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $107,400 in New Galilee).

Population, income & housing

	New Galilee	South Heights
Population	352	351
Median age	36.5 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,583	$62,500
Median home value	$107,400	$125,000
Median gross rent	$550	$1,050
Housing units	175	213
Homeownership rate	75.5%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Galilee	South Heights
Population	324 → 352 (+8.6%)	344 → 351 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $49,583 (+13.3%)	$64,219 → $62,500 (-2.7%)
Median home value	$85,300 → $107,400 (+25.9%)	$95,400 → $125,000 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $550 (-4.3%)	$629 → $1,050 (+66.9%)

New Galilee

Population

324352

Median household income

$43,750$49,583

Median home value

$85,300$107,400

Median gross rent

$575$550

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)

	New Galilee	South Heights
Under 5	6.8%	3.4%
5 to 17	19.6%	6.3%
18 to 24	0.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	20.2%	19.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	3.7%
45 to 54	9.7%	23.1%
55 to 64	10.2%	15.4%
65 to 74	10.2%	9.4%
75 and over	9.7%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Galilee	South Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	86.6%
Black or African American	1.7%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Galilee	South Heights
No high school diploma	15.2%	16.0%
High school graduate	41.0%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Galilee	South Heights
Drove alone	75.6%	78.7%
Carpooled	4.4%	11.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	9.6%
Other means	5.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Galilee	South Heights
1-unit, detached	72.6%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	New Galilee	South Heights
Poverty rate	9.1%	12.8%
Average household size	2.37	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1943	1946