Pennsylvania · Census place 57696
Palmerton borough, PA
Quick answer
Palmerton borough has 5,624 residents, ranking #235 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $71,471, the median home is worth $161,500 and median gross rent runs $913 a month.
- Population
- 5,624Palmerton borough residents
- Median household income
- $71,471Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $161,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $913Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Palmerton borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Palmerton borough median would spend about 15.3% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.3% of residents and 62.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Mount Carmel borough 5,695
- Punxsutawney borough 5,689
- Selinsgrove borough 5,655
- New Brighton borough 5,600
- Hollidaysburg borough 5,581
- Wyndmoor CDP 5,567
- Monaca borough 5,557
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