Pennsylvania · Census place 76104
Tarentum borough, PA
Quick answer
Tarentum borough has 4,286 residents, ranking #326 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $42,453, the median home is worth $76,200 and median gross rent runs $732 a month.
- Population
- 4,286Tarentum borough residents
- Median household income
- $42,453Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $76,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $732Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tarentum borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tarentum borough median would spend about 20.7% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.7% of residents and 68.5% 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.
- Chalfont borough 4,301
- McGovern CDP 4,290
- Sinking Spring borough 4,288
- Slatington borough 4,277
- Boyertown borough 4,264
- Laureldale borough 4,259
- Shenandoah borough 4,256
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