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South Coatesville, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of South Coatesville, Pennsylvania (South Coatesville, PA — Census place “South Coatesville borough”) is 1,843 residents, ranking #691 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $72,976, the median home is worth $253,900 and median gross rent runs $1,208 a month. Looking for the South Coatesville Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve South Coatesville, PA: 19320.
- Population
- 1,843South Coatesville borough residents
- Median household income
- $72,976Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $253,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,208Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.9%Owner-occupied households
South Coatesville ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps South Coatesville.
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What the numbers mean in South Coatesville borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the South Coatesville borough median would spend about 19.9% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.4% of residents and 56.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
South Coatesville borough, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
South Coatesville borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 1,843 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #691 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 65% of them. The median age here is 35.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in South Coatesville borough earn a median of $72,976 a year, 7.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 3% above the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 17.4% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in South Coatesville borough is valued at $253,900, 16.3% below the national figure and 31% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,208 a month, 14.1% below the national figure, or roughly $14,496 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 56.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Lykens borough 1,830
- Watsontown borough 1,845
- Old Orchard CDP 1,829
- Mercer borough 1,847
- Moscow borough 1,825
- South Connellsville borough 1,848
- East Pittsburgh borough 1,822
- Belleville CDP 1,860
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of South Coatesville borough?
- South Coatesville borough has 1,843 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #691 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in South Coatesville borough?
- Median household income in South Coatesville borough is $72,976 a year, 7.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in South Coatesville borough?
- Median gross rent is $1,208 a month and the median home value is $253,900, so rent absorbs about 19.9% of median household income.
- Is South Coatesville borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so South Coatesville borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this South Coatesville borough data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.