What is the median household income in Mount Wolf, PA?

The median household income in Mount Wolf, PA is $88,177 (±$31,174) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,180 a month would take about $47,200 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In Mount Wolf, the median household income went from $64,375 in 2015–2019 to $88,177 in 2020–2024 (+37.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median household income
$88,177 (±$31,174)
Median renter income
$46,094 (±$9,961)
Income to afford median rent
about $47,200

Income in Mount Wolf against York County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
Mount WolfYork CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median household income$88,177 (±$31,174)$84,829 (±$1,522)$77,971 (±$342)$80,734
Median renter household income$46,094 (±$9,961)$50,146 (±$2,248)$47,506 (±$425)$52,966
Median owner household income$102,941 (±$26,338)$98,446 (±$1,431)$95,990 (±$362)$100,009
Median gross rent$1,180 (±$438)$1,193 (±$24)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413

In Mount Wolf, median household income is not measurably different from York County ($84,829).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($80,734).

In York County, Mount Wolf ranks 36 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 613 of 2,545.

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 Mount Wolf

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 $1,180 a month ($14,160 a year) needs an income of about $47,200 a year.

The median renting household in Mount Wolf earns $46,094 a year, less than that.

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.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median household income$64,375 (±$14,474)$88,177 (±$31,174)+37.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median gross rent$995 (±$269)$1,180 (±$438)+18.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$132,900 (±$6,858)$211,500 (±$17,202)+59.1%Up after inflation

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.

Median household income in places near Mount Wolf

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Wolf
PlaceDistanceMedian household incomeCompared with this place
Mount Wolf—$88,177 (±$31,174)—
Manchester0.8 mi$77,202 (±$14,025)Not measurably different
East Manchester Township1.2 mi$101,635 (±$7,703)Not measurably different
Bainbridge3.3 mi$99,167 (±$42,810)Not measurably different
York Haven3.4 mi$73,750 (±$11,362)Not measurably different
Conoy Township3.6 mi$73,511 (±$9,371)Not measurably different
Emigsville3.9 mi$69,816 (±$18,310)Not measurably different
Pleasureville4.2 mi$119,209 (±$10,693)Not measurably different
Manchester Township (York County)4.2 mi$95,903 (±$13,271)Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Median household income across York County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian household income
30Lewisberry$94,219 (±$22,092)
31East Prospect$93,438 (±$11,857)
32Wellsville$92,321 (±$8,465)
33Washington Township (York County)$92,226 (±$8,093)
34West Manchester Township$89,146 (±$11,723)
35Jackson Township (York County)$88,589 (±$8,226)
36Mount Wolf$88,177 (±$31,174)
37Glen Rock$87,396 (±$25,906)
38Lower Windsor Township$87,090 (±$12,871)
39Springettsbury Township$86,335 (±$7,354)
40Franklin Township (York County)$85,276 (±$9,830)
41Penn Township (York County)$85,199 (±$8,833)
42Peach Bottom Township$84,737 (±$19,639)

Showing 13 of 71 places in York County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Mount Wolf

What is the median household income in Mount Wolf?

The median household income in Mount Wolf is $88,177 (±$31,174) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Mount Wolf?

About $47,200 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,180 a month.

Have incomes in Mount Wolf kept up with inflation?

In Mount Wolf, the median household income went from $64,375 in 2015–2019 to $88,177 in 2020–2024 (+37.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

What do renters earn in Mount Wolf?

The median renting household in Mount Wolf, PA earns $46,094 (±$9,961) 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 Mount Wolf borough, Pennsylvania (place:52056, 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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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 .

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