Cresson vs Gallitzin

A side-by-side comparison of Cresson and Gallitzin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cresson has the higher population (1,499 vs 1,460 in Gallitzin). Cresson has the higher median household income ($57,841 vs $56,600 in Gallitzin). Cresson has the higher median home value ($119,500 vs $88,300 in Gallitzin).

Population, income & housing

	Cresson	Gallitzin
Population	1,499	1,460
Median age	43.0 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,841	$56,600
Median home value	$119,500	$88,300
Median gross rent	$675	$691
Housing units	754	718
Homeownership rate	69.0%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cresson	Gallitzin
Population	1,719 → 1,499 (-12.8%)	1,592 → 1,460 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$44,432 → $57,841 (+30.2%)	$44,063 → $56,600 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $119,500 (+11.5%)	$80,000 → $88,300 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $675 (+8.5%)	$658 → $691 (+5.0%)

Cresson

Population

1,7191,499

Median household income

$44,432$57,841

Median home value

$107,200$119,500

Median gross rent

$622$675

Gallitzin

Population

1,5921,460

Median household income

$44,063$56,600

Median home value

$80,000$88,300

Median gross rent

$658$691

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cresson	Gallitzin
Under 5	5.5%	6.6%
5 to 17	14.3%	14.2%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.0%	15.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.8%	15.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	13.2%
75 and over	7.1%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cresson	Gallitzin
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cresson	Gallitzin
No high school diploma	9.6%	14.2%
High school graduate	42.2%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cresson	Gallitzin
Drove alone	81.2%	84.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	4.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cresson	Gallitzin
1-unit, detached	65.0%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	19.2%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	2.5%
20 or more units	2.4%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Cresson	Gallitzin
Poverty rate	8.1%	10.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1946	1945