Pennsylvania · Census place 26512
Ford City borough, PA
Quick answer
Ford City borough has 2,833 residents, ranking #499 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $56,451, the median home is worth $78,600 and median gross rent runs $842 a month.
- Population
- 2,833Ford City borough residents
- Median household income
- $56,451Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $78,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $842Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ford City borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ford City borough median would spend about 17.9% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.6% of residents and 69% 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.
- Quarryville borough 2,846
- Emerald Lakes CDP 2,839
- Lima CDP 2,834
- Bath borough 2,829
- Marietta borough 2,827
- New Britain borough 2,822
- Harveys Lake borough 2,800
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