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Pennsylvania · Census place 19752

Downingtown borough, PA

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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

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