
Pennsylvania · Census place 07208
Blue Ball, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Blue Ball, Pennsylvania (Blue Ball, PA — Census place “Blue Ball CDP”) is 1,234 residents, ranking #888 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $97,173, the median home is worth $252,700 and median gross rent runs $1,375 a month. Looking for the Blue Ball Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 3 ZIP codes serve Blue Ball, PA: 17506, 17519, 17557.
- Population
- 1,234Blue Ball CDP residents
- Median household income
- $97,173Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $252,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,375Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.6%Owner-occupied households
Blue Ball ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Blue Ball.
The Blue Ball PA ZIP code list below covers 3 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Blue Ball CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Blue Ball CDP median would spend about 17% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.4% of residents and 41.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Blue Ball CDP, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Blue Ball CDP is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 1,234 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #888 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 55% of them. The median age here is 30.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Blue Ball CDP earn a median of $97,173 a year, 23.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 37% above the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 2.4% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Blue Ball CDP is valued at $252,700, 16.7% below the national figure and 31% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,375 a month, 2.2% below the national figure, or roughly $16,500 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 41.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Marshallton CDP (Northumberland County) 1,234
- Russellton CDP 1,237
- Oley CDP 1,232
- Belfast CDP 1,239
- Lenape Heights CDP 1,225
- Bear Rocks CDP 1,239
- Bloomfield borough 1,224
- Westfield borough 1,241
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Blue Ball CDP?
- Blue Ball CDP has 1,234 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #888 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Blue Ball CDP?
- Median household income in Blue Ball CDP is $97,173 a year, 23.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Blue Ball CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,375 a month and the median home value is $252,700, so rent absorbs about 17% of median household income.
- Is Blue Ball CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Blue Ball CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Blue Ball CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.