Bellefonte vs Philipsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Bellefonte and Philipsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bellefonte has the higher population (6,022 vs 2,754 in Philipsburg). Bellefonte has the higher median household income ($57,157 vs $44,282 in Philipsburg). Bellefonte has the higher median home value ($232,500 vs $151,700 in Philipsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Bellefonte	Philipsburg
Population	6,022	2,754
Median age	45.0 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,157	$44,282
Median home value	$232,500	$151,700
Median gross rent	$900	$676
Housing units	3,015	1,588
Homeownership rate	48.7%	48.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellefonte	Philipsburg
Population	6,282 → 6,022 (-4.1%)	2,719 → 2,754 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $57,157 (+1.6%)	$36,149 → $44,282 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$191,600 → $232,500 (+21.3%)	$102,500 → $151,700 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	$807 → $900 (+11.5%)	$615 → $676 (+9.9%)

Bellefonte

Population

6,2826,022

Median household income

$56,250$57,157

Median home value

$191,600$232,500

Median gross rent

$807$900

Philipsburg

Population

2,7192,754

Median household income

$36,149$44,282

Median home value

$102,500$151,700

Median gross rent

$615$676

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellefonte	Philipsburg
Under 5	3.0%	4.0%
5 to 17	11.1%	12.4%
18 to 24	6.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	15.8%	17.4%
35 to 44	13.8%	8.6%
45 to 54	15.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	15.2%	17.2%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.6%
75 and over	8.3%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellefonte	Philipsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	92.3%
Black or African American	3.4%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellefonte	Philipsburg
No high school diploma	6.8%	8.7%
High school graduate	32.3%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellefonte	Philipsburg
Drove alone	73.7%	75.5%
Carpooled	7.5%	16.5%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	6.9%
Other means	0.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellefonte	Philipsburg
1-unit, detached	49.3%	51.4%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.7%	21.1%
5 to 19 units	16.4%	13.5%
20 or more units	5.8%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Bellefonte	Philipsburg
Poverty rate	16.3%	15.0%
Average household size	1.98	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1951	1949