Pennsylvania · Census place 58696
Pen Argyl borough, PA
Quick answer
Pen Argyl borough has 3,489 residents, ranking #409 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $79,948, the median home is worth $172,100 and median gross rent runs $1,165 a month.
- Population
- 3,489Pen Argyl borough residents
- Median household income
- $79,948Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $172,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,165Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pen Argyl borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pen Argyl borough median would spend about 17.5% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.5% of residents and 74.2% 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
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Northern Cambria borough 3,515
- Frazer CDP 3,498
- Wayne Heights CDP 3,496
- Hatfield borough 3,486
- Brownstown CDP 3,482
- Mifflinburg borough 3,464
- Reamstown CDP 3,445
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