Big Bass Lake vs Simpson

A side-by-side comparison of Big Bass Lake and Simpson: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Bass Lake and Simpson are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Big Bass Lake has the higher population (1,388 vs 1,343 in Simpson). Big Bass Lake has the higher median household income ($54,785 vs $46,979 in Simpson). Big Bass Lake has the higher median home value ($193,100 vs $123,600 in Simpson).

Population, income & housing

	Big Bass Lake	Simpson
Population	1,388	1,343
Median age	47.9 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,785	$46,979
Median home value	$193,100	$123,600
Median gross rent	$1,022	$844
Housing units	1,403	627
Homeownership rate	89.9%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Bass Lake	Simpson
Population	1,099 → 1,388 (+26.3%)	1,114 → 1,343 (+20.6%)
Median household income	$56,944 → $54,785 (-3.8%)	$45,481 → $46,979 (+3.3%)
Median home value	$179,500 → $193,100 (+7.6%)	$86,700 → $123,600 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,356 → $1,022 (-24.6%)	$752 → $844 (+12.2%)

Big Bass Lake

Population

1,0991,388

Median household income

$56,944$54,785

Median home value

$179,500$193,100

Median gross rent

$1,356$1,022

Simpson

Population

1,1141,343

Median household income

$45,481$46,979

Median home value

$86,700$123,600

Median gross rent

$752$844

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Bass Lake	Simpson
Under 5	2.4%	2.9%
5 to 17	16.6%	21.4%
18 to 24	4.4%	12.0%
25 to 34	9.8%	8.9%
35 to 44	8.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	22.0%	16.4%
55 to 64	13.7%	10.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	10.1%
75 and over	10.3%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Bass Lake	Simpson
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	96.1%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Bass Lake	Simpson
No high school diploma	4.9%	6.7%
High school graduate	44.5%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Bass Lake	Simpson
Drove alone	83.1%	80.9%
Carpooled	11.2%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Bass Lake	Simpson
1-unit, detached	90.0%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	20.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Big Bass Lake	Simpson
Poverty rate	9.1%	17.7%
Average household size	2.59	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1984	1948