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Nesquehoning, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania (Nesquehoning, PA — Census place “Nesquehoning borough”) is 3,345 residents, ranking #428 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $53,571, the median home is worth $105,400 and median gross rent runs $970 a month. Looking for the Nesquehoning Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Nesquehoning, PA: 18240.
- Population
- 3,345Nesquehoning borough residents
- Median household income
- $53,571Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $105,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $970Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.2%Owner-occupied households
Nesquehoning ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Nesquehoning.
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What the numbers mean in Nesquehoning borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Nesquehoning borough median would spend about 21.7% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.9% of residents and 55.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Nesquehoning borough, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Nesquehoning borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 3,345 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #428 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 78% of them. The median age here is 35.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Nesquehoning borough earn a median of $53,571 a year, 31.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 25% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 15.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Nesquehoning borough is valued at $105,400, 65.3% below the national figure and 45% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $970 a month, 31% below the national figure, or roughly $11,640 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 55.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Ingram borough 3,334
- Mount Oliver borough 3,347
- Millvale borough 3,333
- Woodbourne CDP 3,351
- Ohioville borough 3,322
- Springdale borough 3,355
- State Line CDP 3,288
- Wyncote CDP 3,358
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Nesquehoning borough?
- Nesquehoning borough has 3,345 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #428 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Nesquehoning borough?
- Median household income in Nesquehoning borough is $53,571 a year, 31.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Nesquehoning borough?
- Median gross rent is $970 a month and the median home value is $105,400, so rent absorbs about 21.7% of median household income.
- Is Nesquehoning borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Nesquehoning borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Nesquehoning borough data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.