Pennsylvania · Census place 69216
Selinsgrove borough, PA
Quick answer
Selinsgrove borough has 5,655 residents, ranking #234 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $58,484, the median home is worth $195,400 and median gross rent runs $946 a month.
- Population
- 5,655Selinsgrove borough residents
- Median household income
- $58,484Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $195,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $946Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 24.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Selinsgrove borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Selinsgrove borough median would spend about 19.4% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 51.4% 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.
- New Holland borough 5,743
- Mount Carmel borough 5,695
- Punxsutawney borough 5,689
- Palmerton borough 5,624
- New Brighton borough 5,600
- Hollidaysburg borough 5,581
- Wyndmoor CDP 5,567
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