Pennsylvania · Census place 06928
Blakely borough, PA
Quick answer
Blakely borough has 6,661 residents, ranking #184 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $59,858, the median home is worth $183,600 and median gross rent runs $988 a month.
- Population
- 6,661Blakely borough residents
- Median household income
- $59,858Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $183,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $988Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 52.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Blakely borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Blakely borough median would spend about 19.8% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 67.1% 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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- Milton borough 6,582
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- Swarthmore borough 6,524
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