What is the median household income in Ambridge Heights, PA?

Name: Income and affordability in Ambridge Heights, PA, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Ambridge Heights, PA is $72,930 (±$7,493) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $882 a month would take about $35,300 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $72,930 (±$7,493)
Median renter income: $62,500 (±$59,781)
Income to afford median rent: about $35,300

Income in Ambridge Heights against Beaver County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ambridge Heights	Beaver County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median household income	$72,930 (±$7,493)	$71,089 (±$1,561)	$77,971 (±$342)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$62,500 (±$59,781)	$40,130 (±$3,186)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,930 (±$6,729)	$83,586 (±$2,804)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$882 (±$681)	$890 (±$30)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Ambridge Heights, median household income is not measurably different from Beaver County ($71,089).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania ($77,971).

It is lower than the national figure ($80,734).

In Beaver County, Ambridge Heights ranks 3 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 283 of 386.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in Ambridge Heights

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $882 a month ($10,584 a year) needs an income of about $35,300 a year.

The median renting household in Ambridge Heights earns $62,500 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Median household income in places near Ambridge Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ambridge Heights
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Ambridge Heights	—	$72,930 (±$7,493)	—
Ambridge	0.7 mi	$51,537 (±$3,947)	Lower
Leet Township	1.4 mi	$93,083 (±$41,026)	Not measurably different
South Heights	1.7 mi	$53,929 (±$21,966)	Not measurably different
Leetsdale	2.0 mi	$66,346 (±$17,925)	Not measurably different
Bell Acres	2.1 mi	$165,987 (±$21,701)	Higher
Aliquippa	2.7 mi	$50,188 (±$8,193)	Lower
Crescent Township	2.7 mi	$81,992 (±$8,340)	Not measurably different
Edgeworth	2.9 mi	$202,813 (±$62,253)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ambridge, PA ($51,537), Aliquippa, PA ($50,188).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bell Acres, PA ($165,987), Edgeworth, PA ($202,813).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Beaver County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Frisco	$78,214 (±$7,970)
2	Pine Run	$77,386 (±$33,592)
3	Ambridge Heights	$72,930 (±$7,493)

Ambridge Heights is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Harmony Township (Beaver County), whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ambridge Heights

What is the median household income in Ambridge Heights?

The median household income in Ambridge Heights is $72,930 (±$7,493) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Ambridge Heights?

About $35,300 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $882 a month.

What do renters earn in Ambridge Heights?

The median renting household in Ambridge Heights, PA earns $62,500 (±$59,781) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ambridge Heights CDP, Pennsylvania (place:02296, in state:42).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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