Pennsylvania · Census place 48000
Masontown borough, PA
Quick answer
Masontown borough has 3,238 residents, ranking #442 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $49,536, the median home is worth $116,700 and median gross rent runs $463 a month.
- Population
- 3,238Masontown borough residents
- Median household income
- $49,536Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $116,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $463Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Masontown borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Masontown borough median would spend about 11.2% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 38% of residents and 75% 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
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Macungie borough 3,247
- Trafford borough 3,247
- Centerville borough (Washington County) 3,240
- Mount Penn borough 3,236
- Blairsville borough 3,211
- Brackenridge borough 3,203
- Wind Gap borough 3,202
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