Pennsylvania · Census place 70880
Sinking Spring borough, PA
Quick answer
Sinking Spring borough has 4,288 residents, ranking #325 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $73,950, the median home is worth $266,100 and median gross rent runs $1,289 a month.
- Population
- 4,288Sinking Spring borough residents
- Median household income
- $73,950Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $266,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,289Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sinking Spring borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sinking Spring borough median would spend about 20.9% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.7% of residents and 54.7% 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.
- Maytown CDP 4,321
- Chalfont borough 4,301
- McGovern CDP 4,290
- Tarentum borough 4,286
- Slatington borough 4,277
- Boyertown borough 4,264
- Laureldale borough 4,259
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