Demographics of Ambridge borough, Pennsylvania

Ambridge borough, Pennsylvania had 6,944 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −35 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ambridge borough, in four figures

6,944
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,890 ±21.; −0.5%
Change since July 2020: −35 people.; 36.7 ±7.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,537 ±$3,947
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Ambridge borough, Pennsylvania's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ambridge borough, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Ambridge borough, Pennsylvania's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ambridge borough, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,979	100.0	100.0
2021	6,921	99.2	100.2
2022	6,848	98.1	100.7
2023	6,896	98.8	101.6
2024	6,906	99.0	102.5
2025	6,944	99.5	103.1

Population of Ambridge borough, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,979	—
2021	6,921	−58
2022	6,848	−73
2023	6,896	+48
2024	6,906	+10
2025	6,944	+38

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.7 ±7.3: for men 34.4 ±3.9 and for women 41.5 ±7.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ambridge borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	173 ±83	2.5% ±1.2	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,266 ±283	18.4% ±4.1	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	671 ±186	9.7% ±2.7	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,904 ±330	27.6% ±4.8	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,844 ±324	26.8% ±4.7	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,032 ±238	15.0% ±3.5	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,537 ±$3,947, and income per person $30,389 ±$2,577, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ambridge borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	742 ±180	23.6% ±5.4	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	701 ±202	22.3% ±6.2	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	689 ±220	22.0% ±6.8	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	258 ±106	8.2% ±3.3	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	497 ±147	15.8% ±4.5	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	91 to 323	2.9% to 10.3%	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 96	0% to 3.1%	11.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Ambridge borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	1,064 ±256	15.5% ±3.7	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	176 ±82	12.4% ±5.2	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	623 ±186	15.9% ±4.5	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	126 to 404	17.5% ±8.5	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ambridge borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ambridge borough	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	3,805 ±269	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.5% ±3.0	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.5% ±4.6	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	46.7% ±5.1	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	53.3% ±5.6	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$98,200 ±$6,223	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$969 ±$173	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	1965 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Ambridge borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	541 ±194	7.9% ±2.8	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,398 ±456	63.8% ±6.6	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,338 ±350	19.4% ±5.1	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	601 ±266	8.7% ±3.9	3.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Ambridge borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	5,000 ±399	72.6% ±5.8	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,630 ±429	23.7% ±6.2	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 94	0% to 1.4%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	66 to 390	1.0% to 5.7%	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	26 to 178	0.4% to 2.6%	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	18 to 234	0.3% to 3.4%	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Ambridge borough among the places of Pennsylvania

171st of 273 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Places of Pennsylvania near Ambridge borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Richboro CDP	6,963 ±886
Linglestown CDP	6,957 ±894
Tamaqua borough	6,924 ±20
Natrona Heights CDP	6,903 ±470
Huntingdon borough	6,897 ±19
Ambridge borough	6,890 ±21
Rutherford CDP	6,890 ±853
Shamokin city	6,853 ±17
Connellsville city	6,849 ±39
Ambler borough	6,847 ±19
Arlington Heights CDP	6,847 ±1,003

Rankings this appears in

No. 22 Places in Pennsylvania by median age
No. 22 Places in Pennsylvania by poverty rate
No. 33 Places in Pennsylvania by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 98 Places in Pennsylvania by median rent
No. 155 Places in Pennsylvania by per capita income
No. 164 Places in Pennsylvania by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026