Dillsburg vs Hallam

A side-by-side comparison of Dillsburg and Hallam: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hallam has the higher population (2,772 vs 2,638 in Dillsburg). Dillsburg has the higher median household income ($80,977 vs $71,138 in Hallam). Dillsburg has the higher median home value ($206,100 vs $175,100 in Hallam).

Population, income & housing

	Dillsburg	Hallam
Population	2,638	2,772
Median age	34.4 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$80,977	$71,138
Median home value	$206,100	$175,100
Median gross rent	$964	$1,361
Housing units	1,045	1,089
Homeownership rate	70.5%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dillsburg	Hallam
Population	2,580 → 2,638 (+2.2%)	2,649 → 2,772 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$55,217 → $80,977 (+46.7%)	$60,471 → $71,138 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$162,400 → $206,100 (+26.9%)	$138,400 → $175,100 (+26.5%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $964 (+23.6%)	$1,097 → $1,361 (+24.1%)

Dillsburg

Population

2,5802,638

Median household income

$55,217$80,977

Median home value

$162,400$206,100

Median gross rent

$780$964

Hallam

Population

2,6492,772

Median household income

$60,471$71,138

Median home value

$138,400$175,100

Median gross rent

$1,097$1,361

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dillsburg	Hallam
Under 5	6.3%	1.7%
5 to 17	19.7%	30.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	16.8%	14.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	14.5%
45 to 54	9.9%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.7%
65 to 74	6.4%	4.0%
75 and over	4.2%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dillsburg	Hallam
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dillsburg	Hallam
No high school diploma	4.8%	8.6%
High school graduate	36.2%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dillsburg	Hallam
Drove alone	78.1%	86.1%
Carpooled	8.5%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	2.1%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dillsburg	Hallam
1-unit, detached	50.1%	24.5%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	43.1%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	14.2%
20 or more units	3.2%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Dillsburg	Hallam
Poverty rate	9.3%	18.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1979	1992