Pennsylvania · Census place 23600
Emporium borough, PA
Quick answer
Emporium borough has 2,005 residents, ranking #663 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $36,167, the median home is worth $70,800 and median gross rent runs $687 a month.
- Population
- 2,005Emporium borough residents
- Median household income
- $36,167Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $70,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $687Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Emporium borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Emporium borough median would spend about 22.8% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.1% of residents and 50.6% 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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