North Philipsburg vs Port Matilda

A side-by-side comparison of North Philipsburg and Port Matilda: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Philipsburg has the higher population (659 vs 552 in Port Matilda). Port Matilda has the higher median household income ($50,511 vs $46,003 in North Philipsburg). Port Matilda has the higher median home value ($157,200 vs $88,500 in North Philipsburg).

Population, income & housing

	North Philipsburg	Port Matilda
Population	659	552
Median age	68.7 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,003	$50,511
Median home value	$88,500	$157,200
Median gross rent	$788	$697
Housing units	325	316
Homeownership rate	48.5%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	22.8%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Philipsburg	Port Matilda
Population	713 → 659 (-7.6%)	593 → 552 (-6.9%)
Median household income	$49,125 → $46,003 (-6.4%)	$53,750 → $50,511 (-6.0%)
Median home value	$112,600 → $88,500 (-21.4%)	$119,000 → $157,200 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $788 (+9.4%)	$659 → $697 (+5.8%)

North Philipsburg

Population

713659

Median household income

$49,125$46,003

Median home value

$112,600$88,500

Median gross rent

$720$788

Port Matilda

Population

593552

Median household income

$53,750$50,511

Median home value

$119,000$157,200

Median gross rent

$659$697

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Philipsburg	Port Matilda
Under 5	2.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	8.2%	11.4%
18 to 24	0.6%	4.5%
25 to 34	7.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	15.2%	19.9%
45 to 54	4.1%	8.9%
55 to 64	8.6%	13.4%
65 to 74	17.3%	13.2%
75 and over	35.7%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Philipsburg	Port Matilda
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Philipsburg	Port Matilda
No high school diploma	7.5%	8.8%
High school graduate	39.1%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.4%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Philipsburg	Port Matilda
Drove alone	91.4%	85.2%
Carpooled	8.6%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Philipsburg	Port Matilda
1-unit, detached	57.8%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.2%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	7.0%
20 or more units	21.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	North Philipsburg	Port Matilda
Poverty rate	6.3%	8.6%
Average household size	1.77	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1956	1950