Girard vs North East

A side-by-side comparison of Girard and North East: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North East has the higher population (4,069 vs 2,979 in Girard). Girard has the higher median household income ($72,481 vs $67,469 in North East). Girard has the higher median home value ($168,100 vs $151,000 in North East).

Population, income & housing

	Girard	North East
Population	2,979	4,069
Median age	48.4 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,481	$67,469
Median home value	$168,100	$151,000
Median gross rent	$640	$731
Housing units	1,572	1,914
Homeownership rate	61.4%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Girard	North East
Population	2,975 → 2,979 (+0.1%)	4,108 → 4,069 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$49,875 → $72,481 (+45.3%)	$50,014 → $67,469 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$129,800 → $168,100 (+29.5%)	$127,600 → $151,000 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	$587 → $640 (+9.0%)	$667 → $731 (+9.6%)

Girard

Population

2,9752,979

Median household income

$49,875$72,481

Median home value

$129,800$168,100

Median gross rent

$587$640

North East

Population

4,1084,069

Median household income

$50,014$67,469

Median home value

$127,600$151,000

Median gross rent

$667$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Girard	North East
Under 5	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.0%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	9.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	14.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	27.0%	18.2%
65 to 74	9.3%	11.2%
75 and over	6.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Girard	North East
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Girard	North East
No high school diploma	4.2%	12.5%
High school graduate	39.1%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Girard	North East
Drove alone	86.0%	73.9%
Carpooled	9.7%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.5%
Worked from home	3.2%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Girard	North East
1-unit, detached	61.3%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.2%	31.5%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	4.2%
20 or more units	6.6%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Girard	North East
Poverty rate	5.7%	16.0%
Average household size	1.95	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1954	1946