Pennsylvania · Census place 62048
Portage borough, PA
Quick answer
Portage borough has 2,477 residents, ranking #568 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $46,389, the median home is worth $88,800 and median gross rent runs $622 a month.
- Population
- 2,477Portage borough residents
- Median household income
- $46,389Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $88,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $622Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Portage borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Portage borough median would spend about 16.1% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.6% of residents and 74.1% 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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- Ashland borough 2,495
- Landisville CDP 2,479
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- Emsworth borough 2,458
- Stormstown CDP 2,455
- McKinley CDP 2,452
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