Pennsylvania · Census place 69616
Shamokin Dam borough, PA
Quick answer
Shamokin Dam borough has 1,758 residents, ranking #708 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $77,721, the median home is worth $195,400 and median gross rent runs $976 a month.
- Population
- 1,758Shamokin Dam borough residents
- Median household income
- $77,721Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $195,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $976Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shamokin Dam borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shamokin Dam borough median would spend about 15.1% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.9% of residents and 69.7% 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
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- Lincoln Park CDP 1,778
- New Oxford borough 1,777
- Blossburg borough 1,763
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- New Berlinville CDP 1,745
- Baidland CDP 1,744
- Mundys Corner CDP 1,740
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