Pennsylvania · Census place 71184
Slippery Rock borough, PA
Quick answer
Slippery Rock borough has 3,434 residents, ranking #416 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $55,272, the median home is worth $230,200 and median gross rent runs $948 a month.
- Population
- 3,434Slippery Rock borough residents
- Median household income
- $55,272Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $230,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $948Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 23.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 28.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Slippery Rock borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Slippery Rock borough median would spend about 20.6% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30.2% of residents and 28.4% 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
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- Reamstown CDP 3,445
- Rochester borough 3,445
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- Coplay borough 3,423
- North Wales borough 3,421
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