What is the population of Philipsburg borough?

Philipsburg borough has 2,754 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #512 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in Philipsburg borough?

Median household income in Philipsburg borough is $44,282 a year, 43.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Philipsburg borough?

Median gross rent is $676 a month and the median home value is $151,700, so rent absorbs about 18.3% of median household income.

Is Philipsburg borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Philipsburg borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Philipsburg, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Philipsburg, Pennsylvania (Philipsburg, PA — Census place “Philipsburg borough”) is 2,754 residents, ranking #512 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $44,282, the median home is worth $151,700 and median gross rent runs $676 a month. Looking for the Philipsburg Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Philipsburg, PA: 16866.

Population: 2,754Philipsburg borough residents
Median household income: $44,282Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $151,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $676Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 44.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 48.9%Owner-occupied households

Philipsburg ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Philipsburg.

The Philipsburg PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

16866

What the numbers mean in Philipsburg borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Philipsburg borough median would spend about 18.3% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15% of residents and 48.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Philipsburg borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Philipsburg borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 2,754 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #512 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 74% of them. The median age here is 44.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Philipsburg borough earn a median of $44,282 a year, 43.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 38% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 15% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Philipsburg borough is valued at $151,700, 50% below the national figure and 21% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $676 a month, 51.9% below the national figure, or roughly $8,112 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 48.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Philipsburg borough?: Philipsburg borough has 2,754 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #512 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Philipsburg borough?: Median household income in Philipsburg borough is $44,282 a year, 43.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Philipsburg borough?: Median gross rent is $676 a month and the median home value is $151,700, so rent absorbs about 18.3% of median household income.
Is Philipsburg borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Philipsburg borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Philipsburg 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.