Allison vs Star Junction

A side-by-side comparison of Allison and Star Junction: population, income, housing, and more.

Allison and Star Junction are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Allison has the higher population (468 vs 425 in Star Junction). Star Junction has the higher median home value ($137,000 vs $34,300 in Allison). Since 2019, Star Junction's population has grown faster (+55.1% vs -12.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Allison	Star Junction
Population	468	425
Median age	52.5 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$40,750
Median home value	$34,300	$137,000
Median gross rent	—	$754
Housing units	273	255
Homeownership rate	55.4%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	4.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allison	Star Junction
Population	533 → 468 (-12.2%)	274 → 425 (+55.1%)
Median household income	$78,333 → $88,580 (+13.1%)	$39,700 → $40,750 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$40,500 → $34,300 (-15.3%)	$81,500 → $137,000 (+68.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$654 → $754 (+15.3%)

Allison

Population

533468

Median household income

$78,333$88,580

Median home value

$40,500$34,300

Star Junction

Population

274425

Median household income

$39,700$40,750

Median home value

$81,500$137,000

Median gross rent

$654$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allison	Star Junction
Under 5	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	25.9%	8.9%
18 to 24	3.4%	4.7%
25 to 34	2.4%	25.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	6.8%
45 to 54	13.7%	5.2%
55 to 64	10.0%	17.4%
65 to 74	23.3%	8.7%
75 and over	9.8%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allison	Star Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	74.1%	90.4%
Black or African American	5.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.5%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allison	Star Junction
No high school diploma	8.8%	2.0%
High school graduate	56.2%	77.5%
Some college or associate's	16.9%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allison	Star Junction
Drove alone	100.0%	79.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	20.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allison	Star Junction
1-unit, detached	83.2%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	16.8%	19.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Allison	Star Junction
Poverty rate	26.9%	4.9%
Average household size	2.29	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	18	34
Median year structure built	1938	1942