Pennsylvania · Census place 18360
Dawson borough, PA
Quick answer
Dawson borough has 387 residents, ranking #1466 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $53,594, the median home is worth $89,100 and median gross rent runs $910 a month.
- Population
- 387Dawson borough residents
- Median household income
- $53,594Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $89,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $910Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dawson borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dawson borough median would spend about 20.4% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.3% of residents and 73.3% 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.
- Bolivar borough 388
- Smithton borough 388
- Wilmore borough 388
- Ford Cliff borough 386
- Parryville borough 386
- Madison borough 385
- Parkhill CDP 385
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