Pennsylvania · Census place 75304
Sunbury city, PA
Quick answer
Sunbury city has 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.
- 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
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
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Morrisville borough 9,740
- Croydon CDP 9,704
- Canonsburg borough 9,682
- Bala Cynwyd CDP 9,622
- Lititz borough 9,599
- Middletown borough 9,567
- Mechanicsburg borough 9,535
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