Pennsylvania · Census place 62920
Punxsutawney borough, PA
Quick answer
Punxsutawney borough has 5,689 residents, ranking #233 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $43,097, the median home is worth $102,500 and median gross rent runs $796 a month.
- Population
- 5,689Punxsutawney borough residents
- Median household income
- $43,097Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $102,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $796Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Punxsutawney borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Punxsutawney borough median would spend about 22.2% 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 21.4% of residents and 52.7% 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.
- Campbelltown CDP 5,759
- New Holland borough 5,743
- Mount Carmel borough 5,695
- Selinsgrove borough 5,655
- Palmerton borough 5,624
- New Brighton borough 5,600
- Hollidaysburg borough 5,581
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