Kersey vs St. Marys

A side-by-side comparison of Kersey and St. Marys: population, income, housing, and more.

Kersey and St. Marys are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Marys has the higher population (12,612 vs 679 in Kersey). St. Marys has the higher median household income ($64,471 vs $60,288 in Kersey). Kersey has the higher median home value ($211,400 vs $143,900 in St. Marys).

Population, income & housing

	Kersey	St. Marys
Population	679	12,612
Median age	34.1 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,288	$64,471
Median home value	$211,400	$143,900
Median gross rent	$619	$756
Housing units	368	6,156
Homeownership rate	72.8%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kersey	St. Marys
Population	1,067 → 679 (-36.4%)	12,429 → 12,612 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$70,392 → $60,288 (-14.4%)	$53,516 → $64,471 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $211,400 (+129.3%)	$122,600 → $143,900 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $619 (-0.2%)	$584 → $756 (+29.5%)

Kersey

Population

1,067679

Median household income

$70,392$60,288

Median home value

$92,200$211,400

Median gross rent

$620$619

St. Marys

Population

12,42912,612

Median household income

$53,516$64,471

Median home value

$122,600$143,900

Median gross rent

$584$756

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kersey	St. Marys
Under 5	6.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	23.4%	12.6%
18 to 24	2.9%	6.2%
25 to 34	24.4%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.4%	9.3%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	6.3%	17.6%
65 to 74	6.6%	13.0%
75 and over	6.2%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kersey	St. Marys
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kersey	St. Marys
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	27.7%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	50.7%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kersey	St. Marys
Drove alone	87.3%	82.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.2%
Other means	5.2%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kersey	St. Marys
1-unit, detached	86.7%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Kersey	St. Marys
Poverty rate	23.7%	8.4%
Average household size	2.15	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	16	13
Median year structure built	1959	1962