What is the population of East Petersburg borough?

East Petersburg borough has 4,575 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #303 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in East Petersburg borough?

Median household income in East Petersburg borough is $86,614 a year, 10.3% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in East Petersburg borough?

Median gross rent is $1,323 a month and the median home value is $248,100, so rent absorbs about 18.3% of median household income.

Is East Petersburg borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so East Petersburg borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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East Petersburg, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of East Petersburg, Pennsylvania (East Petersburg, PA — Census place “East Petersburg borough”) is 4,575 residents, ranking #303 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $86,614, the median home is worth $248,100 and median gross rent runs $1,323 a month. Looking for the East Petersburg Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve East Petersburg, PA: 17520.

Population: 4,575East Petersburg borough residents
Median household income: $86,614Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $248,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,323Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 46.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 90.1%Owner-occupied households

East Petersburg ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps East Petersburg.

The East Petersburg PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

17520

What the numbers mean in East Petersburg borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the East Petersburg borough median would spend about 18.3% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.7% of residents and 90.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

East Petersburg borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

East Petersburg borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 4,575 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #303 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 84% of them. The median age here is 46.8 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 East Petersburg borough earn a median of $86,614 a year, 10.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 22% above the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 6.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in East Petersburg borough is valued at $248,100, 18.2% below the national figure and 28% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,323 a month, 5.9% below the national figure, or roughly $15,876 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.3% 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 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 90.1% 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. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of East Petersburg borough?: East Petersburg borough has 4,575 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #303 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in East Petersburg borough?: Median household income in East Petersburg borough is $86,614 a year, 10.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in East Petersburg borough?: Median gross rent is $1,323 a month and the median home value is $248,100, so rent absorbs about 18.3% of median household income.
Is East Petersburg borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so East Petersburg borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this East Petersburg 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.