What is the population of Jacobus borough?

Jacobus borough has 2,208 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #624 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in Jacobus borough?

Median household income in Jacobus borough is $107,500 a year, 36.9% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,643 a month and the median home value is $260,300, so rent absorbs about 18.3% of median household income.

Is Jacobus borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Jacobus borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Jacobus, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Jacobus, Pennsylvania (Jacobus, PA — Census place “Jacobus borough”) is 2,208 residents, ranking #624 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $107,500, the median home is worth $260,300 and median gross rent runs $1,643 a month. Looking for the Jacobus Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Jacobus, PA: 17407.

Population: 2,208Jacobus borough residents
Median household income: $107,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $260,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,643Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 77.1%Owner-occupied households

Jacobus ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Jacobus.

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

17407

What the numbers mean in Jacobus borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Jacobus borough median would spend about 18.3% 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 1.9% of residents and 77.1% of households own their home.

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

Jacobus borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Jacobus borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 2,208 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #624 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 68% of them. The median age here is 40.4 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 Jacobus borough earn a median of $107,500 a year, 36.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 51% 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 1.9% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Jacobus borough is valued at $260,300, 14.2% below the national figure and 35% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,643 a month, 16.9% above the national figure, or roughly $19,716 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.4×, 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. 77.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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 Jacobus borough?: Jacobus borough has 2,208 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #624 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Jacobus borough?: Median household income in Jacobus borough is $107,500 a year, 36.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Jacobus borough?: Median gross rent is $1,643 a month and the median home value is $260,300, so rent absorbs about 18.3% of median household income.
Is Jacobus borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Jacobus borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Jacobus 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.