Pennsylvania · Census place 50344
Monessen city, PA
Quick answer
Monessen city has 6,825 residents, ranking #177 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $51,094, the median home is worth $87,100 and median gross rent runs $678 a month.
- Population
- 6,825Monessen city residents
- Median household income
- $51,094Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $87,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $678Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Monessen city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Monessen city median would spend about 15.9% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.6% of residents and 73% 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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