South Philipsburg vs Spring Mills

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

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

South Philipsburg has the higher population (512 vs 478 in Spring Mills). Spring Mills has the higher median household income ($67,885 vs $59,167 in South Philipsburg). Since 2019, Spring Mills's population has grown faster (+33.1% vs +1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	South Philipsburg	Spring Mills
Population	512	478
Median age	45.6 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,167	$67,885
Median home value	—	$190,600
Median gross rent	—	$862
Housing units	232	198
Homeownership rate	91.7%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Philipsburg	Spring Mills
Population	504 → 512 (+1.6%)	359 → 478 (+33.1%)
Median household income	$49,188 → $59,167 (+20.3%)	$34,338 → $67,885 (+97.7%)
Median home value	$106,800 → $136,900 (+28.2%)	$97,500 → $190,600 (+95.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$820 → $862 (+5.1%)

South Philipsburg

Population

504512

Median household income

$49,188$59,167

Median home value

$106,800$136,900

Spring Mills

Population

359478

Median household income

$34,338$67,885

Median home value

$97,500$190,600

Median gross rent

$820$862

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Philipsburg	Spring Mills
Under 5	3.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	8.8%	12.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.7%
25 to 34	13.3%	22.4%
35 to 44	20.5%	7.5%
45 to 54	24.0%	15.7%
55 to 64	19.5%	17.8%
65 to 74	5.5%	9.2%
75 and over	5.3%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Philipsburg	Spring Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	99.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Philipsburg	Spring Mills
No high school diploma	14.9%	1.6%
High school graduate	57.4%	61.5%
Some college or associate's	13.1%	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Philipsburg	Spring Mills
Drove alone	100.0%	89.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Philipsburg	Spring Mills
1-unit, detached	68.1%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.9%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	South Philipsburg	Spring Mills
Poverty rate	11.3%	5.2%
Average household size	2.49	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1952	1938