Saxton vs Schellsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Saxton and Schellsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Saxton has the higher population (723 vs 325 in Schellsburg). Schellsburg has the higher median household income ($67,917 vs $34,861 in Saxton). Schellsburg has the higher median home value ($120,600 vs $119,600 in Saxton).

Population, income & housing

	Saxton	Schellsburg
Population	723	325
Median age	41.9 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$34,861	$67,917
Median home value	$119,600	$120,600
Median gross rent	$638	$763
Housing units	364	150
Homeownership rate	51.4%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Saxton	Schellsburg
Population	666 → 723 (+8.6%)	341 → 325 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$42,188 → $34,861 (-17.4%)	$52,500 → $67,917 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$91,900 → $119,600 (+30.1%)	$115,500 → $120,600 (+4.4%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $638 (+4.1%)	$729 → $763 (+4.7%)

Saxton

Population

666723

Median household income

$42,188$34,861

Median home value

$91,900$119,600

Median gross rent

$613$638

Schellsburg

Population

341325

Median household income

$52,500$67,917

Median home value

$115,500$120,600

Median gross rent

$729$763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Saxton	Schellsburg
Under 5	8.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	13.1%	13.8%
18 to 24	8.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	13.0%	9.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	15.7%
45 to 54	8.2%	14.8%
55 to 64	15.6%	13.8%
65 to 74	10.0%	11.7%
75 and over	11.3%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Saxton	Schellsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	95.1%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Saxton	Schellsburg
No high school diploma	13.6%	15.0%
High school graduate	49.7%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	17.6%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Saxton	Schellsburg
Drove alone	76.1%	81.9%
Carpooled	6.1%	4.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	13.4%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Saxton	Schellsburg
1-unit, detached	45.3%	64.0%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	22.5%	13.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Saxton	Schellsburg
Poverty rate	23.6%	15.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	34	27
Median year structure built	1946	1938