Pennsylvania · Census place 05936
Bessemer borough, PA
Quick answer
Bessemer borough has 933 residents, ranking #1025 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $63,214, the median home is worth $111,700 and median gross rent runs $909 a month.
- Population
- 933Bessemer borough residents
- Median household income
- $63,214Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $909Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bessemer borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bessemer borough median would spend about 17.3% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.3% of residents and 80.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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