Montoursville vs South Williamsport

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

Montoursville 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 4,711 in Montoursville). South Williamsport has the higher median household income ($66,810 vs $60,514 in Montoursville). Montoursville has the higher median home value ($196,300 vs $186,000 in South Williamsport).

Population, income & housing

	Montoursville	South Williamsport
Population	4,711	6,216
Median age	39.7 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,514	$66,810
Median home value	$196,300	$186,000
Median gross rent	$944	$911
Housing units	2,314	2,627
Homeownership rate	59.6%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.8%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montoursville	South Williamsport
Population	4,458 → 4,711 (+5.7%)	6,150 → 6,216 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$56,622 → $60,514 (+6.9%)	$54,596 → $66,810 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$166,600 → $196,300 (+17.8%)	$142,200 → $186,000 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $944 (+4.0%)	$875 → $911 (+4.1%)

Montoursville

Population

4,4584,711

Median household income

$56,622$60,514

Median home value

$166,600$196,300

Median gross rent

$908$944

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)

	Montoursville	South Williamsport
Under 5	5.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.3%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.0%	12.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	15.8%	15.2%
65 to 74	10.4%	11.0%
75 and over	11.1%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montoursville	South Williamsport
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	1.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montoursville	South Williamsport
No high school diploma	6.5%	5.0%
High school graduate	39.5%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montoursville	South Williamsport
Drove alone	81.9%	83.0%
Carpooled	3.5%	9.9%
Public transit	2.8%	0.7%
Walked	10.1%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montoursville	South Williamsport
1-unit, detached	67.2%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	7.6%
20 or more units	3.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Montoursville	South Williamsport
Poverty rate	11.0%	9.5%
Average household size	2.26	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	15	17
Median year structure built	1957	1952