Pennsylvania · Census place 03608
Avalon borough, PA
Quick answer
Avalon borough has 4,689 residents, ranking #298 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $51,156, the median home is worth $154,200 and median gross rent runs $917 a month.
- Population
- 4,689Avalon borough residents
- Median household income
- $51,156Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $154,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $917Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 40.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Avalon borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Avalon borough median would spend about 21.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.8% of residents and 40.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Montoursville borough 4,711
- Jenkintown borough 4,708
- Lemoyne borough 4,697
- Boalsburg CDP 4,653
- West Pittston borough 4,645
- Lorane CDP 4,633
- Cornwall borough 4,602
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