
Pennsylvania · Census place 16456
Coulter, PA population, income and housing data
Quick answer
The population of the city of Coulter, Pennsylvania (Coulter, PA — Census place “Coulter CDP”) is 293 residents, ranking #1586 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $61,250, the median home is worth $95,000 and median gross rent runs $1,100 a month.
- Population
- 293Coulter CDP residents
- Median household income
- $61,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $95,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,100Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 54.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 93.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Coulter CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Coulter CDP median would spend about 21.6% 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 93.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Coulter CDP, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Coulter CDP is a very small community in Pennsylvania, with 293 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #1586 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 20% of them. The median age here is 54.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. 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 Coulter CDP earn a median of $61,250 a year, 22% below the national figure of $78,538 and 14% 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 15.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Coulter CDP is valued at $95,000, 68.7% below the national figure and 51% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,100 a month, 21.8% below the national figure, or roughly $13,200 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.6% 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 1.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 93.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. 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.
A median age of 54.7 puts Coulter CDP well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages. With 293 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Coulter CDP against its county rather than against national figures.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
- Philadelphia city 1,582,432
- Pittsburgh city 303,620
- Allentown city 125,320
- Reading city 94,836
- Erie city 94,156
- Bethlehem city 77,069
- Scranton city 76,074
- Lancaster city 57,683
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Coulter CDP?
- Coulter CDP has 293 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #1586 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Coulter CDP?
- Median household income in Coulter CDP is $61,250 a year, 22% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Coulter CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,100 a month and the median home value is $95,000, so rent absorbs about 21.6% of median household income.
- Is Coulter CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Coulter CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Coulter CDP 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.