Cressona

Population: 1,303
Median household income: $71,010
Median home value: $153,500

Located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Cressona is a community with a population of 1,303. Its median household income of $71,010 runs above the Schuylkill County figure of $66,901.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cressona's population declined 17.1% from 1,572 to 1,303, while its median home value rose 26.8% from $121,100 to $153,500.

66.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,303
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $71,010
Median home value: $153,500
Median gross rent: $888
Housing units: 588
Homeownership rate: 73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5721,303

Median household income

$57,717$71,010

Median home value

$121,100$153,500

Median gross rent

$766$888

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,572	$57,717	$121,100	$766
2020	1,350	$55,962	$118,400	$784
2021	1,216	$60,795	$120,900	$813
2022	1,312	$69,300	$140,700	$863
2023	1,303	$71,010	$153,500	$888

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	4.6%
5 to 17	216	16.6%
18 to 24	83	6.4%
25 to 34	218	16.7%
35 to 44	142	10.9%
45 to 54	123	9.4%
55 to 64	196	15.0%
65 to 74	155	11.9%
75 and over	110	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,188	91.2%
Black or African American	7	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	46	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	59	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate50.0%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	6.4%
High school graduate	472	50.0%
Some college or associate's	227	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	113	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	72	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	534	76.2%
Carpooled	98	14.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	4.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	2.3%
Other means	19	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	226	33.0%
15 to 29 min	289	42.2%
30 to 44 min	68	9.9%
45 to 59 min	51	7.4%
60+ min	51	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 5.5% (70 of 1,270)

	Count	Share
Family households	343	62.0%
Nonfamily households	210	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	553	94.0%
Vacant	35	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	405	73.2%
Renter-occupied	148	26.8%

1-unit, detached66.0%

1-unit, attached17.5%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	388	66.0%
1-unit, attached	103	17.5%
2 to 4 units	35	6.0%
5 to 19 units	51	8.7%
20 or more units	8	1.4%
Mobile home & other	3	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4217152
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6304, -76.1939