Pennsylvania · Census place 19752
Downingtown borough, PA
Quick answer
Downingtown borough has 8,163 residents, ranking #137 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $82,292, the median home is worth $322,500 and median gross rent runs $1,528 a month.
- Population
- 8,163Downingtown borough residents
- Median household income
- $82,292Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $322,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,528Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Downingtown borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Downingtown borough median would spend about 22.3% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.1% of residents and 50.9% 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.
- Hatboro borough 8,219
- Wilson borough 8,196
- Bellevue borough 8,186
- Breinigsville CDP 8,159
- Camp Hill borough 8,149
- Dormont borough 8,120
- Leola CDP 8,107
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