Rossiter vs Saltsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Rossiter and Saltsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Saltsburg has the higher population (703 vs 609 in Rossiter). Rossiter has the higher median household income ($67,083 vs $63,750 in Saltsburg). Saltsburg has the higher median home value ($159,700 vs $91,200 in Rossiter).

Population, income & housing

	Rossiter	Saltsburg
Population	609	703
Median age	34.7 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$67,083	$63,750
Median home value	$91,200	$159,700
Median gross rent	$1,038	$789
Housing units	198	392
Homeownership rate	65.9%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.1%	37.9%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rossiter	Saltsburg
Population	642 → 609 (-5.1%)	694 → 703 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $67,083 (+34.2%)	$43,676 → $63,750 (+46.0%)
Median home value	$68,800 → $91,200 (+32.6%)	$107,200 → $159,700 (+49.0%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $1,038 (+46.6%)	$622 → $789 (+26.8%)

Rossiter

Population

642609

Median household income

$50,000$67,083

Median home value

$68,800$91,200

Median gross rent

$708$1,038

Saltsburg

Population

694703

Median household income

$43,676$63,750

Median home value

$107,200$159,700

Median gross rent

$622$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rossiter	Saltsburg
Under 5	2.5%	8.3%
5 to 17	13.3%	16.6%
18 to 24	26.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	9.2%	18.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	6.4%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.8%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	12.8%
75 and over	4.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rossiter	Saltsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	77.7%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	10.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rossiter	Saltsburg
No high school diploma	26.9%	1.9%
High school graduate	52.4%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	13.6%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rossiter	Saltsburg
Drove alone	43.3%	82.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	47.3%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rossiter	Saltsburg
1-unit, detached	69.7%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	27.3%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Rossiter	Saltsburg
Poverty rate	12.1%	10.0%
Average household size	3.07	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	24	36
Median year structure built	1938	1947