Pennsylvania · Census place 34664
Highspire borough, PA
Quick answer
Highspire borough has 2,729 residents, ranking #518 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $50,689, the median home is worth $113,500 and median gross rent runs $993 a month.
- Population
- 2,729Highspire borough residents
- Median household income
- $50,689Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $113,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $993Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Highspire borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Highspire borough median would spend about 23.5% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14% of residents and 41% 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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