Pennsylvania · Census place 45568
Luzerne borough, PA
Quick answer
Luzerne borough has 2,720 residents, ranking #521 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $39,257, the median home is worth $113,700 and median gross rent runs $758 a month.
- Population
- 2,720Luzerne borough residents
- Median household income
- $39,257Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $113,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $758Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Luzerne borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Luzerne borough median would spend about 23.2% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.8% of residents and 59.5% 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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