Pennsylvania · Census place 61048
Pittston city, PA
Quick answer
Pittston city has 7,618 residents, ranking #151 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $47,525, the median home is worth $114,900 and median gross rent runs $755 a month.
- Population
- 7,618Pittston city residents
- Median household income
- $47,525Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $114,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $755Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pittston city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pittston city median would spend about 19.1% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.7% of residents and 48.4% 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.
- Bradford city 7,738
- Ancient Oaks CDP 7,731
- Middletown CDP 7,620
- Lower Allen CDP 7,582
- Ellwood City borough 7,575
- Blandon CDP 7,546
- New Cumberland borough 7,531
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