South Williamsport vs Williamsport

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

South Williamsport 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 6,216 in South Williamsport). South Williamsport has the higher median household income ($66,810 vs $49,363 in Williamsport). South Williamsport has the higher median home value ($186,000 vs $146,500 in Williamsport).

Population, income & housing

	South Williamsport	Williamsport
Population	6,216	27,629
Median age	42.4 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,810	$49,363
Median home value	$186,000	$146,500
Median gross rent	$911	$825
Housing units	2,627	13,137
Homeownership rate	67.3%	43.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Williamsport	Williamsport
Population	6,150 → 6,216 (+1.1%)	28,562 → 27,629 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$54,596 → $66,810 (+22.4%)	$39,990 → $49,363 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$142,200 → $186,000 (+30.8%)	$110,700 → $146,500 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $911 (+4.1%)	$763 → $825 (+8.1%)

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

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)

	South Williamsport	Williamsport
Under 5	5.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	19.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	15.4%
35 to 44	12.7%	9.2%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.1%
55 to 64	15.2%	11.3%
65 to 74	11.0%	8.6%
75 and over	8.4%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Williamsport	Williamsport
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	75.4%
Black or African American	1.9%	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	2.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Williamsport	Williamsport
No high school diploma	5.0%	10.9%
High school graduate	34.1%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Williamsport	Williamsport
Drove alone	83.0%	63.5%
Carpooled	9.9%	12.7%
Public transit	0.7%	4.0%
Walked	2.7%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	3.1%	10.2%
Other means	0.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Williamsport	Williamsport
1-unit, detached	75.1%	44.8%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	14.1%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	19.4%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	12.5%
20 or more units	2.5%	9.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	South Williamsport	Williamsport
Poverty rate	9.5%	25.2%
Average household size	2.45	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1952	1938