Pennsylvania · Census place 70568
Shrewsbury borough, PA
Quick answer
Shrewsbury borough has 3,866 residents, ranking #378 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $95,962, the median home is worth $296,300 and median gross rent runs $1,091 a month.
- Population
- 3,866Shrewsbury borough residents
- Median household income
- $95,962Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $296,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,091Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 51.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shrewsbury borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shrewsbury borough median would spend about 13.6% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.1% of residents and 79.8% 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.
- Waynesburg borough 3,868
- Baden borough 3,867
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- Irwin borough 3,862
- Frackville borough 3,860
- Sewickley borough 3,850
- Freeland borough 3,830
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