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Pennsylvania · Census place 26560

Forest City borough, PA

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Forest City borough has 1,700 residents, ranking #728 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $58,125, the median home is worth $138,500 and median gross rent runs $877 a month.

Population
1,700Forest City borough residents
Median household income
$58,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$138,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$877Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
45.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
61.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Forest City borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Forest City borough median would spend about 18.1% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.9% of residents and 61.1% of households own their home.

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

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