
Pennsylvania · Census place 24088
Espy, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Espy, Pennsylvania (Espy, PA — Census place “Espy CDP”) is 1,737 residents, ranking #713 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $79,479, the median home is worth $169,700 and median gross rent runs $1,032 a month. Looking for the Espy Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Espy, PA: 17815.
- Population
- 1,737Espy CDP residents
- Median household income
- $79,479Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $169,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,032Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.2%Owner-occupied households
Espy ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Espy.
The Espy PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Espy CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Espy CDP median would spend about 15.6% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.4% of residents and 67.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Espy CDP, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Espy CDP is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 1,737 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #713 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 64% of them. The median age here is 45.9 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 Espy CDP earn a median of $79,479 a year, 1.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 12% 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 3.4% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Espy CDP is valued at $169,700, 44.1% below the national figure and 12% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,032 a month, 26.6% below the national figure, or roughly $12,384 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.6% 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 2.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 67.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Freeport borough 1,736
- Mundys Corner CDP 1,740
- Burnham borough 1,735
- Baidland CDP 1,744
- Oakland CDP (Cambria County) 1,732
- New Berlinville CDP 1,745
- Shiremanstown borough 1,732
- St. Lawrence borough 1,755
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Espy CDP?
- Espy CDP has 1,737 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #713 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Espy CDP?
- Median household income in Espy CDP is $79,479 a year, 1.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Espy CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,032 a month and the median home value is $169,700, so rent absorbs about 15.6% of median household income.
- Is Espy CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Espy CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Espy CDP 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.