Pennsylvania · Census place 51496
Mount Carmel borough, PA
Quick answer
Mount Carmel borough has 5,695 residents, ranking #232 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $52,667, the median home is worth $74,700 and median gross rent runs $796 a month.
- Population
- 5,695Mount Carmel borough residents
- Median household income
- $52,667Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $74,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $796Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mount Carmel borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mount Carmel borough median would spend about 18.1% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.2% of residents and 73.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Plymouth borough 5,761
- Campbelltown CDP 5,759
- New Holland borough 5,743
- Punxsutawney borough 5,689
- Selinsgrove borough 5,655
- Palmerton borough 5,624
- New Brighton borough 5,600
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