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Christiana, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Christiana, Pennsylvania (Christiana, PA — Census place “Christiana borough”) is 946 residents, ranking #1021 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $75,000, the median home is worth $221,300 and median gross rent runs $1,233 a month. Looking for the Christiana Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Christiana, PA: 17509.
- Population
- 946Christiana borough residents
- Median household income
- $75,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $221,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,233Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60%Owner-occupied households
Christiana ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Christiana.
The Christiana PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Christiana borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Christiana borough median would spend about 19.7% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.7% of residents and 60% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Christiana borough, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Christiana borough is a very small community in Pennsylvania, with 946 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #1021 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 49% of them. The median age here is 44.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Christiana borough earn a median of $75,000 a year, 4.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% above the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 13.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Christiana borough is valued at $221,300, 27.1% below the national figure and 15% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,233 a month, 12.3% below the national figure, or roughly $14,796 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 60% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
With 946 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Christiana borough against its county rather than against national figures.
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.
- Gordon borough 1,004
- Goldsboro borough 1,004
- McConnellsburg borough 1,005
- New Philadelphia borough 1,008
- Millville borough 1,008
- Black Lick CDP 1,008
- Avonmore borough 1,008
- Calumet CDP 1,013
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Christiana borough?
- Christiana borough has 946 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #1021 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Christiana borough?
- Median household income in Christiana borough is $75,000 a year, 4.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Christiana borough?
- Median gross rent is $1,233 a month and the median home value is $221,300, so rent absorbs about 19.7% of median household income.
- Is Christiana borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Christiana borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Christiana borough data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.