North Philipsburg vs Snow Shoe

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

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

Snow Shoe has the higher population (679 vs 659 in North Philipsburg). Snow Shoe has the higher median household income ($78,571 vs $46,003 in North Philipsburg). Snow Shoe has the higher median home value ($164,200 vs $88,500 in North Philipsburg).

Population, income & housing

	North Philipsburg	Snow Shoe
Population	659	679
Median age	68.7 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,003	$78,571
Median home value	$88,500	$164,200
Median gross rent	$788	$910
Housing units	325	295
Homeownership rate	48.5%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	22.8%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Philipsburg	Snow Shoe
Population	713 → 659 (-7.6%)	835 → 679 (-18.7%)
Median household income	$49,125 → $46,003 (-6.4%)	$68,125 → $78,571 (+15.3%)
Median home value	$112,600 → $88,500 (-21.4%)	$122,500 → $164,200 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $788 (+9.4%)	$683 → $910 (+33.2%)

North Philipsburg

Population

713659

Median household income

$49,125$46,003

Median home value

$112,600$88,500

Median gross rent

$720$788

Snow Shoe

Population

835679

Median household income

$68,125$78,571

Median home value

$122,500$164,200

Median gross rent

$683$910

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Philipsburg	Snow Shoe
Under 5	2.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	8.2%	11.0%
18 to 24	0.6%	5.3%
25 to 34	7.6%	18.6%
35 to 44	15.2%	11.2%
45 to 54	4.1%	13.4%
55 to 64	8.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	17.3%	12.8%
75 and over	35.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Philipsburg	Snow Shoe
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Philipsburg	Snow Shoe
No high school diploma	7.5%	5.1%
High school graduate	39.1%	58.5%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.4%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Philipsburg	Snow Shoe
Drove alone	91.4%	87.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Philipsburg	Snow Shoe
1-unit, detached	57.8%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	21.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	North Philipsburg	Snow Shoe
Poverty rate	6.3%	6.2%
Average household size	1.77	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	19	31
Median year structure built	1956	1961