Jacobus vs Spring Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Jacobus and Spring Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jacobus has the higher population (2,208 vs 2,100 in Spring Grove). Jacobus has the higher median household income ($107,500 vs $66,136 in Spring Grove). Jacobus has the higher median home value ($260,300 vs $184,900 in Spring Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Jacobus	Spring Grove
Population	2,208	2,100
Median age	40.4 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$107,500	$66,136
Median home value	$260,300	$184,900
Median gross rent	$1,643	$1,114
Housing units	732	856
Homeownership rate	77.1%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.1%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jacobus	Spring Grove
Population	1,789 → 2,208 (+23.4%)	2,081 → 2,100 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$81,650 → $107,500 (+31.7%)	$53,625 → $66,136 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$192,800 → $260,300 (+35.0%)	$165,500 → $184,900 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	$985 → $1,643 (+66.8%)	$937 → $1,114 (+18.9%)

Jacobus

Population

1,7892,208

Median household income

$81,650$107,500

Median home value

$192,800$260,300

Median gross rent

$985$1,643

Spring Grove

Population

2,0812,100

Median household income

$53,625$66,136

Median home value

$165,500$184,900

Median gross rent

$937$1,114

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jacobus	Spring Grove
Under 5	4.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.1%	7.9%
25 to 34	15.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	7.9%	14.6%
45 to 54	17.7%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.2%	12.1%
75 and over	4.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jacobus	Spring Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	86.8%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jacobus	Spring Grove
No high school diploma	11.2%	8.7%
High school graduate	39.3%	49.1%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jacobus	Spring Grove
Drove alone	80.9%	72.5%
Carpooled	7.0%	14.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	4.2%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.6%	7.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jacobus	Spring Grove
1-unit, detached	89.9%	51.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	20.3%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	15.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jacobus	Spring Grove
Poverty rate	1.9%	12.7%
Average household size	3.04	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1971	1961