Hughesville vs Jersey Shore

A side-by-side comparison of Hughesville and Jersey Shore: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jersey Shore has the higher population (4,133 vs 2,439 in Hughesville). Jersey Shore has the higher median household income ($73,942 vs $63,409 in Hughesville). Hughesville has the higher median home value ($201,300 vs $148,500 in Jersey Shore).

Population, income & housing

	Hughesville	Jersey Shore
Population	2,439	4,133
Median age	44.1 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,409	$73,942
Median home value	$201,300	$148,500
Median gross rent	$866	$906
Housing units	1,121	1,666
Homeownership rate	45.9%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hughesville	Jersey Shore
Population	2,280 → 2,439 (+7.0%)	4,204 → 4,133 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$53,922 → $63,409 (+17.6%)	$47,415 → $73,942 (+55.9%)
Median home value	$140,100 → $201,300 (+43.7%)	$109,100 → $148,500 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $866 (+33.2%)	$721 → $906 (+25.7%)

Hughesville

Population

2,2802,439

Median household income

$53,922$63,409

Median home value

$140,100$201,300

Median gross rent

$650$866

Jersey Shore

Population

4,2044,133

Median household income

$47,415$73,942

Median home value

$109,100$148,500

Median gross rent

$721$906

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hughesville	Jersey Shore
Under 5	5.8%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.7%	27.2%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.0%
25 to 34	14.1%	10.9%
35 to 44	9.5%	16.0%
45 to 54	18.5%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	8.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.4%
75 and over	7.3%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hughesville	Jersey Shore
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	96.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hughesville	Jersey Shore
No high school diploma	11.3%	6.1%
High school graduate	36.9%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hughesville	Jersey Shore
Drove alone	76.0%	86.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hughesville	Jersey Shore
1-unit, detached	60.3%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	22.0%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	13.9%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Hughesville	Jersey Shore
Poverty rate	18.2%	4.7%
Average household size	2.24	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1938	1938