Pennsylvania · Census place 80880
Wampum borough, PA
Quick answer
Wampum borough has 498 residents, ranking #1343 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $49,375, the median home is worth $97,200 and median gross rent runs $618 a month.
- Population
- 498Wampum borough residents
- Median household income
- $49,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $97,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $618Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 52.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wampum borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wampum borough median would spend about 15% 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 19% of residents and 59.8% 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.
- Kirkwood CDP 503
- Big Run borough 498
- Sheppton CDP 498
- Glen Osborne borough 497
- Grampian borough 497
- St. Benedict CDP 497
- Hawk Run CDP 496
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