Pennsylvania · Census place 09432
Brownsville borough, PA
Quick answer
Brownsville borough has 2,539 residents, ranking #554 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $28,656, the median home is worth $63,900 and median gross rent runs $672 a month.
- Population
- 2,539Brownsville borough residents
- Median household income
- $28,656Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $63,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $672Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 44.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Brownsville borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brownsville borough median would spend about 28.1% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 36.7% of residents and 44.8% 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.
- Dupont borough 2,545
- Curwensville borough 2,544
- Red Hill borough 2,541
- Millersburg borough 2,538
- New Stanton borough 2,538
- Rheems CDP 2,526
- Avoca borough 2,523
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