Jersey Shore vs Williamsport

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

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

Williamsport has the higher population (27,629 vs 4,133 in Jersey Shore). Jersey Shore has the higher median household income ($73,942 vs $49,363 in Williamsport). Jersey Shore has the higher median home value ($148,500 vs $146,500 in Williamsport).

Population, income & housing

	Jersey Shore	Williamsport
Population	4,133	27,629
Median age	36.6 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,942	$49,363
Median home value	$148,500	$146,500
Median gross rent	$906	$825
Housing units	1,666	13,137
Homeownership rate	76.7%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jersey Shore	Williamsport
Population	4,204 → 4,133 (-1.7%)	28,562 → 27,629 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$47,415 → $73,942 (+55.9%)	$39,990 → $49,363 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$109,100 → $148,500 (+36.1%)	$110,700 → $146,500 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $906 (+25.7%)	$763 → $825 (+8.1%)

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

Williamsport

Population

28,56227,629

Median household income

$39,990$49,363

Median home value

$110,700$146,500

Median gross rent

$763$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jersey Shore	Williamsport
Under 5	4.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	27.2%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.0%	19.2%
25 to 34	10.9%	15.4%
35 to 44	16.0%	9.2%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	8.8%	11.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.6%
75 and over	8.2%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jersey Shore	Williamsport
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	75.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.5%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jersey Shore	Williamsport
No high school diploma	6.1%	10.9%
High school graduate	46.5%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jersey Shore	Williamsport
Drove alone	86.6%	63.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	12.7%
Public transit	0.6%	4.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	3.7%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jersey Shore	Williamsport
1-unit, detached	82.3%	44.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	14.1%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	19.4%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	12.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Jersey Shore	Williamsport
Poverty rate	4.7%	25.2%
Average household size	2.73	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	29	17
Median year structure built	1938	1938