Port Matilda vs South Philipsburg

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

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

Port Matilda has the higher population (552 vs 512 in South Philipsburg). South Philipsburg has the higher median household income ($59,167 vs $50,511 in Port Matilda). Since 2019, South Philipsburg's population has grown faster (+1.6% vs -6.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Port Matilda	South Philipsburg
Population	552	512
Median age	41.7 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$50,511	$59,167
Median home value	$157,200	—
Median gross rent	$697	—
Housing units	316	232
Homeownership rate	63.3%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Matilda	South Philipsburg
Population	593 → 552 (-6.9%)	504 → 512 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $50,511 (-6.0%)	$49,188 → $59,167 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$119,000 → $157,200 (+32.1%)	$106,800 → $136,900 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $697 (+5.8%)	—

Port Matilda

Population

593552

Median household income

$53,750$50,511

Median home value

$119,000$157,200

Median gross rent

$659$697

South Philipsburg

Population

504512

Median household income

$49,188$59,167

Median home value

$106,800$136,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Matilda	South Philipsburg
Under 5	5.6%	3.1%
5 to 17	11.4%	8.8%
18 to 24	4.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	13.3%
35 to 44	19.9%	20.5%
45 to 54	8.9%	24.0%
55 to 64	13.4%	19.5%
65 to 74	13.2%	5.5%
75 and over	10.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Matilda	South Philipsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	99.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Matilda	South Philipsburg
No high school diploma	8.8%	14.9%
High school graduate	49.4%	57.4%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	13.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Matilda	South Philipsburg
Drove alone	85.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	0.0%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Matilda	South Philipsburg
1-unit, detached	63.0%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	31.9%

Poverty & households

	Port Matilda	South Philipsburg
Poverty rate	8.6%	11.3%
Average household size	1.91	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1950	1952