Pennsylvania · Census place 12296
Central City borough, PA
Quick answer
Central City borough has 1,055 residents, ranking #966 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $46,563, the median home is worth $72,700 and median gross rent runs $588 a month.
- Population
- 1,055Central City borough residents
- Median household income
- $46,563Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $72,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $588Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Central City borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Central City borough median would spend about 15.2% 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 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.7% of residents and 85.9% 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.
- West Middlesex borough 1,063
- Speers borough 1,061
- West Brownsville borough 1,057
- Lawrence CDP 1,055
- Pughtown CDP 1,047
- Marianne CDP 1,045
- McElhattan CDP 1,045
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