Pennsylvania · Census place 38768
Karns City borough, PA
Quick answer
Karns City borough has 192 residents, ranking #1723 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $49,250, the median home is worth $138,500 and median gross rent runs $917 a month.
- Population
- 192Karns City borough residents
- Median household income
- $49,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $138,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $917Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Karns City borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Karns City borough median would spend about 22.3% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.3% of residents and 57.1% 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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