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Sunbury, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Sunbury, Pennsylvania (Sunbury, PA — Census place “Sunbury city”) is 9,643 residents, ranking #94 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $48,509, the median home is worth $98,000 and median gross rent runs $731 a month. Looking for the Sunbury Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Sunbury, PA: 17801.
- Population
- 9,643Sunbury city residents
- Median household income
- $48,509Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $98,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $731Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.9%Owner-occupied households
Sunbury ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Sunbury.
The Sunbury PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Sunbury city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sunbury city median would spend about 18.1% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.2% of residents and 52.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Sunbury city, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Sunbury city is a mid-size town in Pennsylvania, with 9,643 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #94 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 41.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Sunbury city earn a median of $48,509 a year, 38.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 32% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 16.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Sunbury city is valued at $98,000, 67.7% below the national figure and 49% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $731 a month, 48% below the national figure, or roughly $8,772 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.1% 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 2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 52.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.
- Bala Cynwyd CDP 9,622
- Canonsburg borough 9,682
- Lititz borough 9,599
- Croydon CDP 9,704
- Middletown borough 9,567
- Morrisville borough 9,740
- Mechanicsburg borough 9,535
- Uniontown city 9,819
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Sunbury city?
- Sunbury city has 9,643 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #94 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Sunbury city?
- Median household income in Sunbury city is $48,509 a year, 38.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Sunbury city?
- Median gross rent is $731 a month and the median home value is $98,000, so rent absorbs about 18.1% of median household income.
- Is Sunbury city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Sunbury city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Sunbury city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.