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Freemansburg, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Freemansburg, Pennsylvania (Freemansburg, PA — Census place “Freemansburg borough”) is 2,871 residents, ranking #493 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $96,696, the median home is worth $205,200 and median gross rent runs $2,071 a month. Looking for the Freemansburg Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Freemansburg, PA: 18017.
- Population
- 2,871Freemansburg borough residents
- Median household income
- $96,696Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $205,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,071Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.4%Owner-occupied households
Freemansburg ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Freemansburg.
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What the numbers mean in Freemansburg borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Freemansburg borough median would spend about 25.7% 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 8% of residents and 53.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Freemansburg borough, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Freemansburg borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 2,871 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #493 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 40 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Freemansburg borough earn a median of $96,696 a year, 23.1% above the national figure of $78,538 and 36% above 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 8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Freemansburg borough is valued at $205,200, 32.4% below the national figure and 6% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,071 a month, 47.3% above the national figure, or roughly $24,852 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.7% 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 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. 53.4% 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Aspinwall borough 2,866
- Womelsdorf borough 2,882
- Bedford borough 2,851
- Homestead borough 2,885
- Quarryville borough 2,846
- Pleasureville CDP 2,886
- Emerald Lakes CDP 2,839
- Seven Fields borough 2,889
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Freemansburg borough?
- Freemansburg borough has 2,871 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #493 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Freemansburg borough?
- Median household income in Freemansburg borough is $96,696 a year, 23.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Freemansburg borough?
- Median gross rent is $2,071 a month and the median home value is $205,200, so rent absorbs about 25.7% of median household income.
- Is Freemansburg borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Freemansburg borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Freemansburg 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.