Loop vs Roaring Spring

A side-by-side comparison of Loop and Roaring Spring: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Roaring Spring has the higher population (2,356 vs 2,346 in Loop). Loop has the higher median household income ($97,396 vs $62,129 in Roaring Spring). Loop has the higher median home value ($258,200 vs $136,900 in Roaring Spring).

Population, income & housing

	Loop	Roaring Spring
Population	2,346	2,356
Median age	33.5 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$97,396	$62,129
Median home value	$258,200	$136,900
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	877	1,094
Homeownership rate	92.9%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loop	Roaring Spring
Population	1,850 → 2,346 (+26.8%)	2,531 → 2,356 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$90,329 → $97,396 (+7.8%)	$51,875 → $62,129 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$195,200 → $258,200 (+32.3%)	$114,200 → $136,900 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$652 → $775 (+18.9%)

Loop

Population

1,8502,346

Median household income

$90,329$97,396

Median home value

$195,200$258,200

Roaring Spring

Population

2,5312,356

Median household income

$51,875$62,129

Median home value

$114,200$136,900

Median gross rent

$652$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loop	Roaring Spring
Under 5	10.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	10.7%	7.0%
25 to 34	14.3%	19.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	8.8%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.7%
75 and over	5.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loop	Roaring Spring
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loop	Roaring Spring
No high school diploma	3.7%	3.9%
High school graduate	34.8%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loop	Roaring Spring
Drove alone	83.5%	86.2%
Carpooled	6.5%	7.4%
Public transit	1.5%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loop	Roaring Spring
1-unit, detached	98.5%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Loop	Roaring Spring
Poverty rate	0.5%	13.5%
Average household size	2.82	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	22	38
Median year structure built	1982	1938