Cresson vs Salix

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

Cresson and Salix 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 1,339 in Salix). Salix has the higher median household income ($64,333 vs $57,841 in Cresson). Salix has the higher median home value ($145,100 vs $119,500 in Cresson).

Population, income & housing

	Cresson	Salix
Population	1,499	1,339
Median age	43.0 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,841	$64,333
Median home value	$119,500	$145,100
Median gross rent	$675	—
Housing units	754	570
Homeownership rate	69.0%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cresson	Salix
Population	1,719 → 1,499 (-12.8%)	1,272 → 1,339 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$44,432 → $57,841 (+30.2%)	$44,803 → $64,333 (+43.6%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $119,500 (+11.5%)	$132,800 → $145,100 (+9.3%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $675 (+8.5%)	$618 → $657 (+6.3%)

Cresson

Population

1,7191,499

Median household income

$44,432$57,841

Median home value

$107,200$119,500

Median gross rent

$622$675

Salix

Population

1,2721,339

Median household income

$44,803$64,333

Median home value

$132,800$145,100

Median gross rent

$618$657

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cresson	Salix
Under 5	5.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.3%	12.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	13.9%
25 to 34	12.0%	18.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	1.9%
45 to 54	12.9%	15.2%
55 to 64	16.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	10.7%	14.8%
75 and over	7.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cresson	Salix
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	3.5%
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	3.3%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cresson	Salix
No high school diploma	9.6%	9.2%
High school graduate	42.2%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cresson	Salix
Drove alone	81.2%	80.8%
Carpooled	8.6%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	9.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cresson	Salix
1-unit, detached	65.0%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	19.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	12.6%
20 or more units	2.4%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cresson	Salix
Poverty rate	8.1%	7.1%
Average household size	2.26	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1946	1972