2021 Median Household Income Pennsylvania Counties

Home buyersMost PA county assistance programs are based on household income. The cut off income is 80% of the median income where the home is located. To determine whether you might qualify for one of the county programs, simply cross the county with the number of people who will occupy the residence on the chart below. Use the "gross" annual income (before taxes), not the net or take home pay to estimate your eligibility.

Determining gross annual income can be tricky if the bonus income or overtime pay is part of the annual income. A mortgage loan officer can accurately determine whether you meet the income limits.


2021-HUD median income (80%)


County Name Median Area Income 1 person 2 person 3 person 4 person 5 person 6 person 7 person
Adams County 80,500 45,650 52,200 58,700 65,200 70,450 75,650 80,850
Allegheny County 84,800 47,500 54,300 61,100 67,850 73,300 78,750 84,150
Armstrong County 70,100 38,150 43,600 49,050 54,450 58,850 63,200 67,550
Beaver County 84,800 47,500 54,300 61,100 67,850 73,300 78,750 84,150
Bedford County 62,300 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Berks County 82,200 46,050 52,600 59,200 65,750 71,050 76,300 81,550
Blair County 70,100 38,150 43,600 49,050 54,450 58,850 63,200 67,550
Bradford County 67,000 37,550 42,900 48,250 53,600 57,900 62,200 66,500
Bucks County 94,500 52,950 60,500 68,050 75,600 81,650 87,700 93,750
Butler County 84,800 47,500 54,300 61,100 67,850 73,300 78,750 84,150
Cambria County 65,500 36,700 41,950 47,200 52,400 56,600 60,800 65,000
Cameron County 58,500 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Carbon County 81,900 45,850 52,400 58,950 65,500 70,750 76,000 81,250
Centre County 87,900 49,250 56,250 63,300 70,300 75,950 81,550 87,200
Chester County 94,500 52,950 60,500 68,050 75,600 81,650 87,700 93,750
Clarion County 61,700 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Clearfield County 60,600 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Clinton County 64,500 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Columbia County 75,600 38,650 44,200 49,700 55,200 59,650 64,050 68,450
Crawford County 66,000 37,000 42,250 47,550 52,800 57,050 61,250 65,500
Cumberland County 84,900 47,550 54,350 61,150 67,900 73,350 78,800 84,200
Dauphin County 84,900 47,550 54,350 61,150 67,900 73,350 78,800 84,200
Delaware County 94,500 52,950 60,500 68,050 75,600 81,650 87,700 93,750
Elk County 69,800 39,100 44,700 50,300 55,850 60,350 64,800 69,300
Erie County 65,000 38,100 43,550 49,000 54,400 58,800 63,150 67,500
Fayette County 84,800 47,500 54,300 61,100 67,850 73,300 78,750 84,150
Forest County 47,000 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Franklin County 73,200 41,700 47,650 53,600 59,550 64,350 69,100 73,850
Fulton County 64,600 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Greene County 70,300 39,350 44,950 50,550 56,150 60,650 65,150 69,650
Huntingdon County 62,000 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Indiana County 65,700 36,800 42,050 47,300 52,550 56,800 61,000 65,200
Jefferson County 61,600 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Juniata County 68,200 38,200 43,650 49,100 54,550 58,950 63,300 67,650
Lackawanna County 70,600 39,550 45,200 50,850 56,500 61,050 65,550 70,100
Lancaster County 83,000 46,500 53,150 59,800 66,400 71,750 77,050 82,350
Lawrence County 62,400 36,900 42,150 47,400 52,650 56,900 61,100 65,300
Lebanon County 76,200 42,700 48,800 54,900 60,950 65,850 70,750 75,600
Lehigh County 81,900 45,850 52,400 58,950 65,500 70,750 76,000 81,250
Luzerne County 70,600 39,550 45,200 50,850 56,500 61,050 65,550 70,100
Lycoming County 72,300 38,150 43,600 49,050 54,450 58,850 63,200 67,550
McKean County 62,000 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Mercer County 66,600 37,350 42,650 48,000 53,300 57,600 61,850 66,100
Mifflin County 57,300 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Monroe County 81,500 45,650 52,200 58,700 65,200 70,450 75,650 80,850
Montgomery County 94,500 52,950 60,500 68,050 75,600 81,650 87,700 93,750
Montour County 78,100 43,750 50,000 56,250 62,500 67,500 72,500 77,500
Northampton County 81,900 45,850 52,400 58,950 65,500 70,750 76,000 81,250
Northumberland County 65,700 36,800 42,050 47,300 52,550 56,800 61,000 65,200
Perry County 84,900 47,550 54,350 61,150 67,900 73,350 78,800 84,200
Philadelphia County 94,500 52,950 60,500 68,050 75,600 81,650 87,700 93,750
Pike County 78,700 44,200 50,500 56,800 63,100 68,150 73,200 78,250
Potter County 59,700 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Schuylkill County 68,400 38,300 43,800 49,250 54,700 59,100 63,500 67,850
Snyder County 70,300 39,350 44,950 50,550 56,150 60,650 65,150 69,650
Somerset County 63,900 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Sullivan County 64,000 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Susquehanna County 66,700 37,350 42,700 48,050 53,350 57,650 61,900 66,200
Tioga County 63,000 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Union County 73,200 41,000 46,850 52,700 58,550 63,250 67,950 72,650
Venango County 63,100 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Warren County 62,300 36,500 41,700 46,900 52,100 56,300 60,450 64,650
Washington County 84,800 47,500 54,300 61,100 67,850 73,300 78,750 84,150
Wayne County 71,500 40,050 45,800 51,500 57,200 61,800 66,400 70,950
Westmoreland County 84,800 47,500 54,300 61,100 67,850 73,300 78,750 84,150
Wyoming County 70,600 39,550 45,200 50,850 56,500 61,050 65,550 70,100
York County 81,800 45,850 52,400 58,950 65,450 70,700 75,950 81,200

  Frequently Asked Questions About Median Household Income

Q. What is median household income in the US?
A. "The median household income is the amount of money generated by a household in which half of the households in the geographic area of interest earn more than this amount and half earn less. The median household income is determined by ranking all families in ascending order of income and then calculating the income of the most middle household... that is, the household with an equal number of homes above and below it. The median household income is the point at which half of the households earn more than the other half."
SOURCE: http://www.mbcdp.ca/

Q. What is the difference between average household income and median household income?
A. "On the other hand, average (or mean) household income is determined by dividing total household income in the target region by the number of households.
The average household income is the income that all households would have if all household income was divided evenly among all families". SOURCE: http://www.mbcdp.ca/

Q. What state has the highest median household income?
A. The United States Census Bureau provides the data on household median income across the United States