Gallitzin vs Salix

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

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

Gallitzin has the higher population (1,460 vs 1,339 in Salix). Salix has the higher median household income ($64,333 vs $56,600 in Gallitzin). Salix has the higher median home value ($145,100 vs $88,300 in Gallitzin).

Population, income & housing

	Gallitzin	Salix
Population	1,460	1,339
Median age	42.2 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,600	$64,333
Median home value	$88,300	$145,100
Median gross rent	$691	—
Housing units	718	570
Homeownership rate	84.0%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gallitzin	Salix
Population	1,592 → 1,460 (-8.3%)	1,272 → 1,339 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$44,063 → $56,600 (+28.5%)	$44,803 → $64,333 (+43.6%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $88,300 (+10.4%)	$132,800 → $145,100 (+9.3%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $691 (+5.0%)	$618 → $657 (+6.3%)

Gallitzin

Population

1,5921,460

Median household income

$44,063$56,600

Median home value

$80,000$88,300

Median gross rent

$658$691

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)

	Gallitzin	Salix
Under 5	6.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.2%	12.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	13.9%
25 to 34	15.3%	18.7%
35 to 44	10.0%	1.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	15.2%
55 to 64	15.1%	11.4%
65 to 74	13.2%	14.8%
75 and over	5.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gallitzin	Salix
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gallitzin	Salix
No high school diploma	14.2%	9.2%
High school graduate	47.3%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gallitzin	Salix
Drove alone	84.5%	80.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	9.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gallitzin	Salix
1-unit, detached	81.3%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	12.6%
20 or more units	2.8%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Gallitzin	Salix
Poverty rate	10.6%	7.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1945	1972