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Wernersville, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Wernersville, Pennsylvania (Wernersville, PA — Census place “Wernersville borough”) is 2,767 residents, ranking #510 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $71,500, the median home is worth $218,100 and median gross rent runs $1,576 a month. Looking for the Wernersville Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Wernersville, PA: 19565.
- Population
- 2,767Wernersville borough residents
- Median household income
- $71,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $218,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,576Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.6%Owner-occupied households
Wernersville ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Wernersville.
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What the numbers mean in Wernersville borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wernersville borough median would spend about 26.5% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.1% of residents and 70.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Wernersville borough, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Wernersville borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 2,767 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #510 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 74% of them. The median age here is 45.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Wernersville borough earn a median of $71,500 a year, 9% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 7.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Wernersville borough is valued at $218,100, 28.1% below the national figure and 13% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,576 a month, 12.1% above the national figure, or roughly $18,912 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26.5% 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 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 70.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- St. Clair borough 2,755
- Morton borough 2,768
- Philipsburg borough 2,754
- Hallam borough 2,772
- Cecil-Bishop CDP 2,752
- Bakerstown CDP 2,780
- Meadowood CDP 2,752
- Manchester borough 2,788
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Wernersville borough?
- Wernersville borough has 2,767 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #510 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Wernersville borough?
- Median household income in Wernersville borough is $71,500 a year, 9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Wernersville borough?
- Median gross rent is $1,576 a month and the median home value is $218,100, so rent absorbs about 26.5% of median household income.
- Is Wernersville borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Wernersville borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Wernersville borough data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.