Housing data for Gold Key Lake, PA
Gold Key Lake, PA has an estimated 2,563 residents and 1,013 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Pike County.
12.0% of households rent.
Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+71.1%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,563 (±455)
- Housing units
- 1,013 (±158)
- Households that rent
- 12.0%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +71.1%
What stands out in Gold Key Lake
Homes heated by fuel oil: 8.2% (±6.3 points) in Gold Key Lake, lower than in Pike County (18.8%).
Households without a vehicle: 0.0% (±3.7 points) in Gold Key Lake, lower than in Pike County (5.3%).
Median home value: $233,400 (±$31,283) in Gold Key Lake, lower than in Pike County ($272,600).
Housing in Gold Key Lake at a glance
- Rent burden: 79.4% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 12.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $99,125 median household income
- Home values: $233,400 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,584 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $3,487 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 3.1% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 85.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 35.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 64.5% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 51.3 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +71.1% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 32.5% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Gold Key Lake against Pike County, its state and the nation
| Gold Key Lake | Pike County | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,563 (±455) | 60,621 (exact) | 13,018,639 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,013 (±158) | 40,177 (±42) | 5,806,452 (±672) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 12.0% (±8.9 points) | 13.0% (±1.3 points) | 30.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,378 (±$84) | $1,209 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $99,125 (±$19,419) | $81,323 (±$4,306) | $77,971 (±$342) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $233,400 (±$31,283) | $272,600 (±$7,781) | $254,500 (±$767) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,487 (±$238) | $3,542 (±$105) | $3,311 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 35.2% (±14.0 points) | 36.9% (±2.2 points) | 67.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 51.3 minutes (±11.2) | 42.3 minutes (±2.1) | 26.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 94.0% (±7.5 points) | 91.8% (±1.2 points) | 89.7% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 43.2 years (±5.2) | 49.4 years (±0.4) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Gold Key Lake covers 2.3 square miles of land, about 1,126 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Gold Key Lake has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,498 (±444) | 2,563 (±455) | +71.1% | Measurable increase |
| Housing units | 868 (±162) | 1,013 (±158) | +16.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $166,800 (±$33,354) | $233,400 (±$31,283) | +39.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $72,083 (±$39,357) | $99,125 (±$19,419) | +37.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,518 (±$180) | $1,584 (±$126) | +4.3% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,978 (±$488) | $3,487 (±$238) | +17.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 13.6% (±10.3 points) | 12.0% (±8.9 points) | −1.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±26.6 points) | 0.0% (±26.7 points) | 0.0 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 Pike County
Gold Key Lake has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Pike County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Pike County recorded 49 violent and 326 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.
Places near Gold Key Lake
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Lake | 1.0 mi | — | $191,000 | 8.0% |
| Conashaugh Lakes | 2.6 mi | — | $295,600 | 1.8% |
| Pocono Woodland Lakes | 2.8 mi | — | $348,000 | 4.6% |
| Birchwood Lakes | 4.7 mi | $1,244 | $168,700 | 14.4% |
| Delaware Township (Pike County) | 5.4 mi | $1,146 | $236,100 | 10.5% |
| Hemlock Farms | 5.5 mi | $1,629 | $334,000 | 9.4% |
| Milford Township (Pike County) | 6.5 mi | $1,270 | $354,700 | 13.0% |
| Milford | 7.4 mi | $1,481 | $362,600 | 56.9% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Gold Key Lake, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,123 | $1,266 | $1,521 | $2,106 | $2,542 |
HUD income limits for Gold Key Lake, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $21,150 | $35,200 | $56,300 |
| 2 people | $24,150 | $40,200 | $64,350 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $45,250 | $72,400 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $50,250 | $80,400 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $54,300 | $86,850 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $58,300 | $93,300 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $62,350 | $99,700 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $66,350 | $106,150 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Pike County, PA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $100,500.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Gold Key Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Dingman Township, 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 Gold Key Lake
Are renters in Gold Key Lake rent-burdened?
79.4% of renting households in Gold Key Lake pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Gold Key Lake?
The median household income in Gold Key Lake is $99,125 (±$19,419) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Gold Key Lake, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $233,400 (±$31,283) for owner-occupied homes in Gold Key Lake (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Gold Key Lake?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Gold Key Lake, PA is $1,584 (±$126) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Gold Key Lake?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Gold Key Lake, PA is $3,487 (±$238) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Gold Key Lake?
Gold Key Lake, PA has an estimated 1,013 (±158) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Gold Key Lake growing?
In Gold Key Lake, the number of residents went from 1,498 in 2015–2019 to 2,563 in 2020–2024 (+71.1%), a measurable increase.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Gold Key Lake CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Gold Key Lake CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Gold Key Lake CDP, Pennsylvania
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Gold Key Lake CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Gold Key Lake CDP, Pennsylvania
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Gold Key Lake CDP, Pennsylvania
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Gold Key Lake CDP, Pennsylvania
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Pike County, PA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Pike County, PA
- 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 Gold Key Lake CDP, Pennsylvania (place:30013, in state:42).
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 .