Pennsylvania · Census place 11232
Carbondale city, PA
Quick answer
Carbondale city has 8,820 residents, ranking #117 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $48,592, the median home is worth $118,800 and median gross rent runs $788 a month.
- Population
- 8,820Carbondale city residents
- Median household income
- $48,592Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $118,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $788Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Carbondale city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Carbondale city median would spend about 19.5% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25% of residents and 52.7% 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
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- Beaver Falls city 8,885
- East York CDP 8,868
- Collingdale borough 8,862
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- Village Green-Green Ridge CDP 8,725
- Jeannette city 8,719
- Millersville borough 8,711
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