What is the population of McAdoo borough?

McAdoo borough has 2,617 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #540 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in McAdoo borough?

Median household income in McAdoo borough is $45,239 a year, 42.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,007 a month and the median home value is $84,800, so rent absorbs about 26.7% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 1.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so McAdoo borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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McAdoo, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of McAdoo, Pennsylvania (McAdoo, PA — Census place “McAdoo borough”) is 2,617 residents, ranking #540 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $45,239, the median home is worth $84,800 and median gross rent runs $1,007 a month. Looking for the McAdoo Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve McAdoo, PA: 18237.

Population: 2,617McAdoo borough residents
Median household income: $45,239Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $84,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,007Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 53.1%Owner-occupied households

McAdoo ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps McAdoo.

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

18237

What the numbers mean in McAdoo borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the McAdoo borough median would spend about 26.7% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.5% of residents and 53.1% of households own their home.

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

McAdoo borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

McAdoo borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 2,617 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #540 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 73% of them. The median age here is 34.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 McAdoo borough earn a median of $45,239 a year, 42.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 36% below 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 16.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in McAdoo borough is valued at $84,800, 72.1% below the national figure and 56% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,007 a month, 28.4% below the national figure, or roughly $12,084 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.9×, 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. 53.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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 McAdoo borough?: McAdoo borough has 2,617 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #540 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in McAdoo borough?: Median household income in McAdoo borough is $45,239 a year, 42.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in McAdoo borough?: Median gross rent is $1,007 a month and the median home value is $84,800, so rent absorbs about 26.7% of median household income.
Is McAdoo borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 1.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so McAdoo borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this McAdoo 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.