Pennsylvania · Census place 48704
Mercersburg borough, PA
Quick answer
Mercersburg borough has 1,940 residents, ranking #676 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $69,583, the median home is worth $210,400 and median gross rent runs $784 a month.
- Population
- 1,940Mercersburg borough residents
- Median household income
- $69,583Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $210,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $784Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mercersburg borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mercersburg borough median would spend about 13.5% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.4% of residents and 59.3% 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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