Pennsylvania · Census place 75648
Swarthmore borough, PA
Quick answer
Swarthmore borough has 6,524 residents, ranking #188 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $146,992, the median home is worth $557,900 and median gross rent runs $1,493 a month.
- Population
- 6,524Swarthmore borough residents
- Median household income
- $146,992Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $557,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,493Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Swarthmore borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Swarthmore borough median would spend about 12.2% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.8% of residents and 74.5% 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.
- Homeacre-Lyndora CDP 6,647
- Milton borough 6,582
- West View borough 6,582
- Red Lion borough 6,494
- Catasauqua borough 6,491
- Blue Bell CDP 6,450
- Prospect Park borough 6,402
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