Jersey Shore vs Muncy

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

Jersey Shore and Muncy 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 2,687 in Muncy). Muncy has the higher median household income ($84,096 vs $73,942 in Jersey Shore). Muncy has the higher median home value ($190,400 vs $148,500 in Jersey Shore).

Population, income & housing

	Jersey Shore	Muncy
Population	4,133	2,687
Median age	36.6 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,942	$84,096
Median home value	$148,500	$190,400
Median gross rent	$906	$918
Housing units	1,666	1,128
Homeownership rate	76.7%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jersey Shore	Muncy
Population	4,204 → 4,133 (-1.7%)	2,360 → 2,687 (+13.9%)
Median household income	$47,415 → $73,942 (+55.9%)	$52,772 → $84,096 (+59.4%)
Median home value	$109,100 → $148,500 (+36.1%)	$154,500 → $190,400 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $906 (+25.7%)	$812 → $918 (+13.1%)

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

Muncy

Population

2,3602,687

Median household income

$52,772$84,096

Median home value

$154,500$190,400

Median gross rent

$812$918

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jersey Shore	Muncy
Under 5	4.1%	8.5%
5 to 17	27.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	16.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.5%
55 to 64	8.8%	11.0%
65 to 74	8.4%	12.7%
75 and over	8.2%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jersey Shore	Muncy
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jersey Shore	Muncy
No high school diploma	6.1%	10.8%
High school graduate	46.5%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jersey Shore	Muncy
Drove alone	86.6%	78.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	10.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	3.7%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jersey Shore	Muncy
1-unit, detached	82.3%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jersey Shore	Muncy
Poverty rate	4.7%	8.7%
Average household size	2.73	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1938	1938