Scalp Level vs South Fork

A side-by-side comparison of Scalp Level and South Fork: population, income, housing, and more.

Scalp Level and South Fork are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Fork has the higher population (823 vs 702 in Scalp Level). Scalp Level has the higher median household income ($46,813 vs $42,125 in South Fork). Scalp Level has the higher median home value ($68,700 vs $50,200 in South Fork).

Population, income & housing

	Scalp Level	South Fork
Population	702	823
Median age	41.3 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,813	$42,125
Median home value	$68,700	$50,200
Median gross rent	$700	$696
Housing units	297	425
Homeownership rate	68.4%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scalp Level	South Fork
Population	615 → 702 (+14.1%)	1,001 → 823 (-17.8%)
Median household income	$33,641 → $46,813 (+39.2%)	$30,625 → $42,125 (+37.6%)
Median home value	$52,300 → $68,700 (+31.4%)	$44,500 → $50,200 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	$661 → $700 (+5.9%)	$642 → $696 (+8.4%)

Scalp Level

Population

615702

Median household income

$33,641$46,813

Median home value

$52,300$68,700

Median gross rent

$661$700

South Fork

Population

1,001823

Median household income

$30,625$42,125

Median home value

$44,500$50,200

Median gross rent

$642$696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Scalp Level	South Fork
Under 5	2.8%	6.4%
5 to 17	13.4%	17.5%
18 to 24	4.6%	3.6%
25 to 34	17.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	19.5%	14.3%
45 to 54	4.6%	15.1%
55 to 64	15.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	15.4%	12.4%
75 and over	7.7%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scalp Level	South Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scalp Level	South Fork
No high school diploma	10.3%	10.9%
High school graduate	48.0%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scalp Level	South Fork
Drove alone	71.8%	73.4%
Carpooled	17.6%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scalp Level	South Fork
1-unit, detached	48.5%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	44.8%	13.6%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Scalp Level	South Fork
Poverty rate	19.1%	19.7%
Average household size	2.36	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938