Pennsylvania · Census place 51744
Mount Oliver borough, PA
Quick answer
Mount Oliver borough has 3,347 residents, ranking #427 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $50,379, the median home is worth $84,700 and median gross rent runs $1,102 a month.
- Population
- 3,347Mount Oliver borough residents
- Median household income
- $50,379Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $84,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,102Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 42.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mount Oliver borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mount Oliver borough median would spend about 26.2% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.2% of residents and 42.9% 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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- Wyncote CDP 3,358
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- Ohioville borough 3,322
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