Jersey Shore vs South Williamsport

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

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

South Williamsport has the higher population (6,216 vs 4,133 in Jersey Shore). Jersey Shore has the higher median household income ($73,942 vs $66,810 in South Williamsport). South Williamsport has the higher median home value ($186,000 vs $148,500 in Jersey Shore).

Population, income & housing

	Jersey Shore	South Williamsport
Population	4,133	6,216
Median age	36.6 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,942	$66,810
Median home value	$148,500	$186,000
Median gross rent	$906	$911
Housing units	1,666	2,627
Homeownership rate	76.7%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jersey Shore	South Williamsport
Population	4,204 → 4,133 (-1.7%)	6,150 → 6,216 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$47,415 → $73,942 (+55.9%)	$54,596 → $66,810 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$109,100 → $148,500 (+36.1%)	$142,200 → $186,000 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $906 (+25.7%)	$875 → $911 (+4.1%)

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

South Williamsport

Population

6,1506,216

Median household income

$54,596$66,810

Median home value

$142,200$186,000

Median gross rent

$875$911

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jersey Shore	South Williamsport
Under 5	4.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	27.2%	15.8%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	16.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	8.8%	15.2%
65 to 74	8.4%	11.0%
75 and over	8.2%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jersey Shore	South Williamsport
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jersey Shore	South Williamsport
No high school diploma	6.1%	5.0%
High school graduate	46.5%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jersey Shore	South Williamsport
Drove alone	86.6%	83.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	9.9%
Public transit	0.6%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jersey Shore	South Williamsport
1-unit, detached	82.3%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.8%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jersey Shore	South Williamsport
Poverty rate	4.7%	9.5%
Average household size	2.73	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	29	17
Median year structure built	1938	1952