Rothsville vs Salunga

A side-by-side comparison of Rothsville and Salunga: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Salunga has the higher population (3,066 vs 2,889 in Rothsville). Rothsville has the higher median household income ($103,958 vs $80,694 in Salunga). Rothsville has the higher median home value ($289,200 vs $287,200 in Salunga).

Population, income & housing

	Rothsville	Salunga
Population	2,889	3,066
Median age	38.7 yrs	48.4 yrs
Median household income	$103,958	$80,694
Median home value	$289,200	$287,200
Median gross rent	$977	$958
Housing units	949	1,347
Homeownership rate	78.0%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rothsville	Salunga
Population	2,586 → 2,889 (+11.7%)	3,139 → 3,066 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$76,302 → $103,958 (+36.2%)	$85,395 → $80,694 (-5.5%)
Median home value	$228,900 → $289,200 (+26.3%)	$221,000 → $287,200 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$934 → $977 (+4.6%)	$754 → $958 (+27.1%)

Rothsville

Population

2,5862,889

Median household income

$76,302$103,958

Median home value

$228,900$289,200

Median gross rent

$934$977

Salunga

Population

3,1393,066

Median household income

$85,395$80,694

Median home value

$221,000$287,200

Median gross rent

$754$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rothsville	Salunga
Under 5	5.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	24.9%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	1.4%
25 to 34	6.9%	13.2%
35 to 44	14.4%	13.2%
45 to 54	20.7%	18.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	17.6%
65 to 74	5.4%	12.9%
75 and over	4.7%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rothsville	Salunga
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	88.2%
Black or African American	7.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rothsville	Salunga
No high school diploma	12.0%	6.7%
High school graduate	30.9%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	13.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rothsville	Salunga
Drove alone	80.0%	82.9%
Carpooled	7.5%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rothsville	Salunga
1-unit, detached	59.4%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	21.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	20.9%

Poverty & households

	Rothsville	Salunga
Poverty rate	11.4%	0.5%
Average household size	3.14	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1987	1984