Pennsylvania · Census place 11680
Castle Shannon borough, PA
Quick answer
Castle Shannon borough has 8,237 residents, ranking #133 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $62,426, the median home is worth $182,400 and median gross rent runs $1,002 a month.
- Population
- 8,237Castle Shannon borough residents
- Median household income
- $62,426Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $182,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,002Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Castle Shannon borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Castle Shannon borough median would spend about 19.3% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% of residents and 60.9% 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.
- Mount Joy borough 8,310
- Folsom CDP 8,298
- Brookhaven borough 8,288
- Hatboro borough 8,219
- Wilson borough 8,196
- Bellevue borough 8,186
- Downingtown borough 8,163
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