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Chambersburg, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA — Census place “Chambersburg borough”) is 22,051 residents, ranking #28 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $56,177, the median home is worth $196,200 and median gross rent runs $1,088 a month. Looking for the Chambersburg Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Chambersburg, PA: 17201.
- Population
- 22,051Chambersburg borough residents
- Median household income
- $56,177Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $196,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,088Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43.4%Owner-occupied households
Chambersburg ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Chambersburg.
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What the numbers mean in Chambersburg borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Chambersburg borough median would spend about 23.2% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.7% of residents and 43.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Chambersburg borough, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Chambersburg borough is a mid-size town in Pennsylvania, with 22,051 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #28 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 41.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Chambersburg borough earn a median of $56,177 a year, 28.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 11.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Chambersburg borough is valued at $196,200, 35.3% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,088 a month, 22.6% below the national figure, or roughly $13,056 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 43.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- New Castle city 21,727
- Allison Park CDP 22,108
- Carlisle borough 21,335
- Pottstown borough 23,392
- Baldwin borough 21,159
- King of Prussia CDP 25,025
- Murrysville municipality 20,839
- Lebanon city 26,600
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Chambersburg borough?
- Chambersburg borough has 22,051 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #28 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Chambersburg borough?
- Median household income in Chambersburg borough is $56,177 a year, 28.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Chambersburg borough?
- Median gross rent is $1,088 a month and the median home value is $196,200, so rent absorbs about 23.2% of median household income.
- Is Chambersburg borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Chambersburg borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Chambersburg borough data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.