Pennsylvania · Census place 12504
Chalfont borough, PA
Quick answer
Chalfont borough has 4,301 residents, ranking #323 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $131,944, the median home is worth $435,700 and median gross rent runs $1,984 a month.
- Population
- 4,301Chalfont borough residents
- Median household income
- $131,944Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $435,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,984Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Chalfont borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Chalfont borough median would spend about 18% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8% of residents and 83.7% 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
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Plains CDP 4,369
- McMurray CDP 4,348
- Maytown CDP 4,321
- McGovern CDP 4,290
- Sinking Spring borough 4,288
- Tarentum borough 4,286
- Slatington borough 4,277
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