What is the population of Swissvale borough?

Swissvale borough has 8,499 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #124 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in Swissvale borough?

Median household income in Swissvale borough is $60,114 a year, 23.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Swissvale borough?

Median gross rent is $1,097 a month and the median home value is $141,300, so rent absorbs about 21.9% of median household income.

Is Swissvale borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Swissvale borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Swissvale, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Swissvale, Pennsylvania (Swissvale, PA — Census place “Swissvale borough”) is 8,499 residents, ranking #124 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $60,114, the median home is worth $141,300 and median gross rent runs $1,097 a month. Looking for the Swissvale Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Swissvale, PA: 15218.

Population: 8,499Swissvale borough residents
Median household income: $60,114Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $141,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,097Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 46.9%Owner-occupied households

Swissvale ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Swissvale.

The Swissvale PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

15218

What the numbers mean in Swissvale borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Swissvale borough median would spend about 21.9% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 46.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Swissvale borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Swissvale borough is a mid-size town in Pennsylvania, with 8,499 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #124 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 38.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 Swissvale borough earn a median of $60,114 a year, 23.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 15% 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 13.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Swissvale borough is valued at $141,300, 53.4% below the national figure and 27% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,097 a month, 22% below the national figure, or roughly $13,164 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.4×, 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. 46.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Swissvale borough?: Swissvale borough has 8,499 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #124 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Swissvale borough?: Median household income in Swissvale borough is $60,114 a year, 23.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Swissvale borough?: Median gross rent is $1,097 a month and the median home value is $141,300, so rent absorbs about 21.9% of median household income.
Is Swissvale borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Swissvale borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Swissvale borough 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.