What is the population of Fountain Hill borough?

Fountain Hill borough has 4,811 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #288 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in Fountain Hill borough?

Median household income in Fountain Hill borough is $54,615 a year, 30.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fountain Hill borough?

Median gross rent is $1,026 a month and the median home value is $223,600, so rent absorbs about 22.5% of median household income.

Is Fountain Hill borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fountain Hill borough is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Fountain Hill, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania (Fountain Hill, PA — Census place “Fountain Hill borough”) is 4,811 residents, ranking #288 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $54,615, the median home is worth $223,600 and median gross rent runs $1,026 a month. Looking for the Fountain Hill Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Fountain Hill, PA: 18015.

Population: 4,811Fountain Hill borough residents
Median household income: $54,615Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $223,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,026Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 60.3%Owner-occupied households

Fountain Hill ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Fountain Hill.

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

18015

What the numbers mean in Fountain Hill borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fountain Hill borough median would spend about 22.5% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.3% of residents and 60.3% of households own their home.

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

Fountain Hill borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Fountain Hill borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 4,811 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #288 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 85% of them. The median age here is 37.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. 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 Fountain Hill borough earn a median of $54,615 a year, 30.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 23% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 16.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Fountain Hill borough is valued at $223,600, 26.3% below the national figure and 16% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,026 a month, 27% below the national figure, or roughly $12,312 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 60.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Fountain Hill borough?: Fountain Hill borough has 4,811 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #288 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Fountain Hill borough?: Median household income in Fountain Hill borough is $54,615 a year, 30.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fountain Hill borough?: Median gross rent is $1,026 a month and the median home value is $223,600, so rent absorbs about 22.5% of median household income.
Is Fountain Hill borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fountain Hill borough is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Fountain Hill 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.