Pennsylvania · Census place 81616
Watsontown borough, PA
Quick answer
Watsontown borough has 1,845 residents, ranking #690 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $53,355, the median home is worth $161,200 and median gross rent runs $848 a month.
- Population
- 1,845Watsontown borough residents
- Median household income
- $53,355Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $161,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $848Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Watsontown borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Watsontown borough median would spend about 19.1% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.1% of residents and 55.7% 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.
- Belleville CDP 1,860
- South Connellsville borough 1,848
- Mercer borough 1,847
- South Coatesville borough 1,843
- Lykens borough 1,830
- Old Orchard CDP 1,829
- Moscow borough 1,825
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