Messiah College vs Mount Holly Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Messiah College and Mount Holly Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Messiah College and Mount Holly Springs are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mount Holly Springs has the higher population (2,333 vs 2,273 in Messiah College). Since 2019, Mount Holly Springs's population has grown faster (+17.1% vs +5.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Messiah College	Mount Holly Springs
Population	2,273	2,333
Median age	20.0 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$68,388
Median home value	—	$161,400
Median gross rent	—	$968
Housing units	8	932
Homeownership rate	50.0%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.3%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Messiah College	Mount Holly Springs
Population	2,158 → 2,273 (+5.3%)	1,992 → 2,333 (+17.1%)
Median household income	—	$47,240 → $68,388 (+44.8%)
Median home value	—	$126,500 → $161,400 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$815 → $968 (+18.8%)

Messiah College

Population

2,1582,273

Mount Holly Springs

Population

1,9922,333

Median household income

$47,240$68,388

Median home value

$126,500$161,400

Median gross rent

$815$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Messiah College	Mount Holly Springs
Under 5	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.7%
18 to 24	98.9%	7.2%
25 to 34	0.8%	20.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	5.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	0.1%	17.3%
65 to 74	0.2%	5.9%
75 and over	0.0%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Messiah College	Mount Holly Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	78.8%	67.5%
Black or African American	5.9%	15.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Messiah College	Mount Holly Springs
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.2%
High school graduate	16.7%	55.2%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	50.0%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	33.3%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Messiah College	Mount Holly Springs
Drove alone	20.2%	80.9%
Carpooled	1.0%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	67.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Messiah College	Mount Holly Springs
1-unit, detached	50.0%	48.3%
1-unit, attached	50.0%	21.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Messiah College	Mount Holly Springs
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.2%
Average household size	1.50	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	9	25
Median year structure built	1980	1957