Housing data for Bastress Township, PA
Bastress Township, PA has an estimated 562 residents and 240 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Lycoming County.
7.7% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 562 (±138)
- Housing units
- 240 (±52)
- Households that rent
- 7.7%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +13.8%
What stands out in Bastress Township
Households that rent: 7.7% (±8.0 points) in Bastress Township, lower than in Lycoming County (30.9%).
Homes heated by fuel oil: 40.3% (±8.8 points) in Bastress Township, higher than in Lycoming County (21.5%).
Median household income: $97,813 (±$18,522) in Bastress Township, higher than in Lycoming County ($63,917).
Median home value: $285,500 (±$26,379) in Bastress Township, higher than in Lycoming County ($202,200).
- Heating fuel in Bastress Township
- Income and affordability in Bastress Township
- Home values in Bastress Township
Housing in Bastress Township at a glance
- Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 7.7% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $97,813 median household income
- Home values: $285,500 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,764 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,864 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 74.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 64.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 8.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 40.3% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
- Commute and cars: 20.8 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +13.8% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 15.8% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Bastress Township against Lycoming County, its state and the nation
| Bastress Township | Lycoming County | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 562 (±138) | 113,489 (exact) | 13,018,639 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 240 (±52) | 52,715 (±77) | 5,806,452 (±672) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 7.7% (±8.0 points) | 30.9% (±1.5 points) | 30.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $913 (±$25) | $1,209 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $97,813 (±$18,522) | $63,917 (±$2,280) | $77,971 (±$342) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $285,500 (±$26,379) | $202,200 (±$5,768) | $254,500 (±$767) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,864 (±$408) | $2,649 (±$61) | $3,311 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 64.2% (±17.1 points) | 70.3% (±2.4 points) | 67.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 20.8 minutes (±1.8) | 21.1 minutes (±0.7) | 26.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 81.4% (±8.3 points) | 87.9% (±1.1 points) | 89.7% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 37.9 years (±5.1) | 41.4 years (±0.3) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Bastress Township covers 9.4 square miles of land, about 60 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Bastress Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 494 (±79) | 562 (±138) | +13.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 212 (±28) | 240 (±52) | +13.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $200,900 (±$31,415) | $285,500 (±$26,379) | +42.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $57,188 (±$13,142) | $97,813 (±$18,522) | +71.0% | Up after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,348 (±$208) | $1,764 (±$342) | +30.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,480 (±$308) | $2,864 (±$408) | +15.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 13.3% (±7.5 points) | 7.7% (±8.0 points) | −5.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±51.0 points) | 8.0% (±12.0 points) | +8.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Lycoming County
Bastress Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Lycoming County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Lycoming County recorded 96 violent and 910 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Bastress Township
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17702 | 14% | 10,488 | $1,067 | $196,900 | $70,210 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Bastress Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna Township (Lycoming County) | 1.7 mi | $835 | $211,700 | 7.9% |
| Limestone Township (Lycoming County) | 4.1 mi | $1,118 | $210,200 | 14.9% |
| Woodward Township (Lycoming County) | 4.3 mi | $796 | $190,800 | 15.8% |
| Duboistown | 4.6 mi | $1,287 | $194,800 | 20.3% |
| Armstrong Township (Lycoming County) | 4.8 mi | $1,486 | $241,700 | 19.3% |
| Nippenose Township | 5.4 mi | $694 | $201,000 | 5.5% |
| Williamsport | 5.4 mi | $855 | $154,300 | 57.0% |
| Old Lycoming Township | 5.5 mi | $975 | $198,700 | 28.2% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Bastress Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $847 | $1,005 | $1,217 | $1,623 | $1,792 |
HUD income limits for Bastress Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,100 | $30,200 | $48,300 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $34,500 | $55,200 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $38,800 | $62,100 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $43,100 | $68,950 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $46,550 | $74,500 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $53,450 | $85,500 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $56,900 | $91,050 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Williamsport, PA MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $85,200.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Bastress Township
What is the median household income in Bastress Township?
The median household income in Bastress Township is $97,813 (±$18,522) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Bastress Township, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $285,500 (±$26,379) for owner-occupied homes in Bastress Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Bastress Township?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Bastress Township, PA is $1,764 (±$342) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Bastress Township?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Bastress Township, PA is $2,864 (±$408) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Bastress Township?
Bastress Township, PA has an estimated 240 (±52) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common home size in Bastress Township?
The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 59.2% of homes in Bastress Township, PA.
Is Bastress Township growing?
In Bastress Township, the number of residents went from 494 in 2015–2019 to 562 in 2020–2024 (+13.8%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Bastress Township?
The ZIP code that covers Bastress Township is 17702.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 17702?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 17702 is $1,067 (±$71) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bastress township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bastress township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bastress township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bastress township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bastress township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Bastress township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Bastress township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Williamsport, PA MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Williamsport, PA MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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) for Bastress township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:04424, in state:42 county:081).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .