Matamoras vs Saw Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Matamoras and Saw Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Matamoras and Saw Creek are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Saw Creek has the higher population (3,980 vs 2,448 in Matamoras). Matamoras has the higher median household income ($74,145 vs $70,992 in Saw Creek). Matamoras has the higher median home value ($237,600 vs $217,400 in Saw Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Matamoras	Saw Creek
Population	2,448	3,980
Median age	43.9 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$74,145	$70,992
Median home value	$237,600	$217,400
Median gross rent	$1,328	$2,123
Housing units	1,200	2,983
Homeownership rate	75.4%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.4%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Matamoras	Saw Creek
Population	2,336 → 2,448 (+4.8%)	3,582 → 3,980 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$73,798 → $74,145 (+0.5%)	$53,571 → $70,992 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$173,000 → $237,600 (+37.3%)	$137,200 → $217,400 (+58.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,254 → $1,328 (+5.9%)	$1,344 → $2,123 (+58.0%)

Matamoras

Population

2,3362,448

Median household income

$73,798$74,145

Median home value

$173,000$237,600

Median gross rent

$1,254$1,328

Saw Creek

Population

3,5823,980

Median household income

$53,571$70,992

Median home value

$137,200$217,400

Median gross rent

$1,344$2,123

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Matamoras	Saw Creek
Under 5	3.9%	1.5%
5 to 17	16.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	4.7%	5.3%
25 to 34	10.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	17.1%	14.0%
45 to 54	7.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	18.3%	23.6%
65 to 74	11.6%	7.8%
75 and over	10.0%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Matamoras	Saw Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	38.0%
Black or African American	3.1%	26.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	29.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Matamoras	Saw Creek
No high school diploma	5.5%	18.1%
High school graduate	36.6%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.0%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Matamoras	Saw Creek
Drove alone	81.4%	59.6%
Carpooled	5.1%	18.1%
Public transit	0.5%	7.8%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	11.1%
Other means	1.3%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Matamoras	Saw Creek
1-unit, detached	79.3%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.1%
20 or more units	4.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Matamoras	Saw Creek
Poverty rate	3.8%	14.7%
Average household size	2.23	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	35	45
Median year structure built	1952	1988