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Meadville, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Meadville, Pennsylvania (Meadville, PA — Census place “Meadville city”) is 12,723 residents, ranking #64 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $46,012, the median home is worth $115,700 and median gross rent runs $887 a month. Looking for the Meadville Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Meadville, PA: 16335.
- Population
- 12,723Meadville city residents
- Median household income
- $46,012Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $115,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $887Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 30.4%Owner-occupied households
Meadville ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Meadville.
The Meadville PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Meadville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Meadville city median would spend about 23.1% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.3% of residents and 30.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Meadville city, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Meadville city is a mid-size town in Pennsylvania, with 12,723 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #64 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 36 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Meadville city earn a median of $46,012 a year, 41.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 35% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 18.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Meadville city is valued at $115,700, 61.9% below the national figure and 40% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $887 a month, 36.9% below the national figure, or roughly $10,644 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.1% 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 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 30.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- St. Marys city 12,612
- Bloomsburg town 12,906
- Jefferson Hills borough 12,313
- Sharon city 13,019
- Yeadon borough 12,091
- Butler city 13,306
- New Kensington city 12,072
- Coatesville city 13,323
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Meadville city?
- Meadville city has 12,723 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #64 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Meadville city?
- Median household income in Meadville city is $46,012 a year, 41.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Meadville city?
- Median gross rent is $887 a month and the median home value is $115,700, so rent absorbs about 23.1% of median household income.
- Is Meadville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Meadville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Meadville city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.