Pennsylvania · Census place 60120
Phoenixville borough, PA
Quick answer
Phoenixville borough has 19,062 residents, ranking #35 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $94,411, the median home is worth $348,200 and median gross rent runs $1,563 a month.
- Population
- 19,062Phoenixville borough residents
- Median household income
- $94,411Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $348,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,563Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Phoenixville borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Phoenixville borough median would spend about 19.9% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% of residents and 52.4% 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.
- Murrysville municipality 20,839
- West Mifflin borough 19,338
- West Chester borough 19,235
- Lansdale borough 18,865
- Johnstown city 18,245
- Colonial Park CDP 18,125
- McKeesport city 17,520
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