Smock vs Star Junction

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

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

Smock has the higher population (479 vs 425 in Star Junction). Smock has the higher median household income ($46,964 vs $40,750 in Star Junction). Star Junction has the higher median home value ($137,000 vs $107,000 in Smock).

Population, income & housing

	Smock	Star Junction
Population	479	425
Median age	39.1 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,964	$40,750
Median home value	$107,000	$137,000
Median gross rent	—	$754
Housing units	350	255
Homeownership rate	87.2%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	4.6%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Smock	Star Junction
Population	511 → 479 (-6.3%)	274 → 425 (+55.1%)
Median household income	$52,250 → $46,964 (-10.1%)	$39,700 → $40,750 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$90,800 → $107,000 (+17.8%)	$81,500 → $137,000 (+68.1%)
Median gross rent	$919 → $862 (-6.2%)	$654 → $754 (+15.3%)

Smock

Population

511479

Median household income

$52,250$46,964

Median home value

$90,800$107,000

Median gross rent

$919$862

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)

	Smock	Star Junction
Under 5	10.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.0%	8.9%
18 to 24	4.2%	4.7%
25 to 34	17.1%	25.6%
35 to 44	9.6%	6.8%
45 to 54	20.9%	5.2%
55 to 64	10.0%	17.4%
65 to 74	4.0%	8.7%
75 and over	8.6%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Smock	Star Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	4.2%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Smock	Star Junction
No high school diploma	4.5%	2.0%
High school graduate	48.8%	77.5%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Smock	Star Junction
Drove alone	91.1%	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	8.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Smock	Star Junction
1-unit, detached	88.3%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	19.2%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Smock	Star Junction
Poverty rate	16.1%	4.9%
Average household size	2.36	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1938	1942