Pennsylvania · Census place 45592
Lykens borough, PA
Quick answer
Lykens borough has 1,830 residents, ranking #692 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $69,125, the median home is worth $101,300 and median gross rent runs $879 a month.
- Population
- 1,830Lykens borough residents
- Median household income
- $69,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $101,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $879Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lykens borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lykens borough median would spend about 15.3% 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 1.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.6% of residents and 59.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Mercer borough 1,847
- Watsontown borough 1,845
- South Coatesville borough 1,843
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- Moscow borough 1,825
- East Pittsburgh borough 1,822
- South Temple CDP 1,821
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