Hollidaysburg vs Penn Farms

A side-by-side comparison of Hollidaysburg and Penn Farms: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hollidaysburg has the higher population (5,581 vs 2,342 in Penn Farms). Penn Farms has the higher median household income ($105,536 vs $62,319 in Hollidaysburg). Penn Farms has the higher median home value ($329,200 vs $190,500 in Hollidaysburg).

Population, income & housing

	Hollidaysburg	Penn Farms
Population	5,581	2,342
Median age	47.1 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,319	$105,536
Median home value	$190,500	$329,200
Median gross rent	$1,082	$1,118
Housing units	2,951	890
Homeownership rate	70.5%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.6%	56.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hollidaysburg	Penn Farms
Population	5,701 → 5,581 (-2.1%)	2,540 → 2,342 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$49,049 → $62,319 (+27.1%)	$89,601 → $105,536 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$159,200 → $190,500 (+19.7%)	$265,200 → $329,200 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $1,082 (+44.3%)	$947 → $1,118 (+18.1%)

Hollidaysburg

Population

5,7015,581

Median household income

$49,049$62,319

Median home value

$159,200$190,500

Median gross rent

$750$1,082

Penn Farms

Population

2,5402,342

Median household income

$89,601$105,536

Median home value

$265,200$329,200

Median gross rent

$947$1,118

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hollidaysburg	Penn Farms
Under 5	2.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.6%	22.5%
18 to 24	3.9%	8.7%
25 to 34	8.9%	11.3%
35 to 44	16.3%	14.5%
45 to 54	17.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.6%
75 and over	14.1%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hollidaysburg	Penn Farms
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	89.1%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	8.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hollidaysburg	Penn Farms
No high school diploma	5.1%	5.3%
High school graduate	23.9%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.0%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.6%	33.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hollidaysburg	Penn Farms
Drove alone	80.1%	89.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	7.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hollidaysburg	Penn Farms
1-unit, detached	69.2%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	11.5%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hollidaysburg	Penn Farms
Poverty rate	6.6%	4.3%
Average household size	1.92	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1942	1996