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Pennsylvania · Census place 48376

Mechanicsburg borough, PA

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Mechanicsburg borough has 9,535 residents, ranking #98 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $81,696, the median home is worth $227,600 and median gross rent runs $1,033 a month.

Population
9,535Mechanicsburg borough residents
Median household income
$81,696Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$227,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,033Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
67.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Mechanicsburg borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Mechanicsburg borough median would spend about 15.2% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.2% of residents and 67.7% 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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