Pennsylvania · Census place 70408
Shirleysburg borough, PA
Quick answer
Shirleysburg borough has 98 residents, ranking #1890 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $54,375, the median home is worth $126,000 and median gross rent runs $863 a month.
- Population
- 98Shirleysburg borough residents
- Median household income
- $54,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $126,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $863Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 53.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 88.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shirleysburg borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shirleysburg borough median would spend about 19% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.1% of residents and 88.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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