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Pennsylvania (PA)Harrisburg-Carlisle223717

Cumberland County, PA

Harrisburg-Carlisle metro * 291.0K residents

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291.0K

Population

$89.6K

Median income

per household

$277K

Home value

7.4%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $89.6K (top quartile vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $277K (top quartile vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 7.4% (low poverty; bottom 10% vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

4 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$89.6K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$277K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

7.4%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

38.6%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

18.3%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

16.8%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

3.1×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
25.1%
$50–100k
31.1%
$100–200k
31.5%
$200k+
12.2%
See Harrisburg-Carlisle metro economy →See PA state economy →

Health

1 of 1 available metrics better than U.S.

See Harrisburg-Carlisle metro health data →See PA state health data →

Connectivity

2 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

Best available speed

250Mbps

Below gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

93.4%

U.S.

85.3%

Gigabit ready

0.0%

U.S.

8.6%

5G available

92.8%

U.S.

77.4%

See Harrisburg-Carlisle metro connectivity →See PA state connectivity →

Map

Cumberland County, PA

Population

291.0K

Area

545.5 sq mi

Density

533.4/sq mi

Neighbors

Adams County, PADauphin County, PAFranklin County, PAPerry County, PAYork County, PA
Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Broadband
2020-12
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-02-23

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.