Demographics of Monaca borough, Pennsylvania

Monaca borough, Pennsylvania had 5,456 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −151 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Monaca borough, in four figures

5,456
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,519 ±34.; −2.7%
Change since July 2020: −151 people.; 39.0 ±3.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,538 ±$8,672
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.

Monaca borough, Pennsylvania's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monaca 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

Monaca borough, Pennsylvania's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monaca 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	5,607	100.0	100.0
2021	5,560	99.2	100.2
2022	5,503	98.1	100.7
2023	5,484	97.8	101.6
2024	5,467	97.5	102.5
2025	5,456	97.3	103.1

Population of Monaca borough, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,607	—
2021	5,560	−47
2022	5,503	−57
2023	5,484	−19
2024	5,467	−17
2025	5,456	−11

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.0 ±3.6: for men 40.6 ±3.3 and for women 37.1 ±5.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Monaca borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	285 ±113	5.2% ±2.0	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,142 ±278	20.7% ±5.0	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	296 ±116	5.4% ±2.1	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,531 ±210	27.7% ±3.8	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,261 ±231	22.8% ±4.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,004 ±176	18.2% ±3.2	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,538 ±$8,672, and income per person $39,340 ±$4,187, 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 Monaca borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	395 ±138	16.9% ±5.7	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	498 ±165	21.3% ±6.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	306 ±121	13.1% ±5.1	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	315 ±103	13.5% ±4.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	486 ±140	20.8% ±5.7	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	234 ±94	10.0% ±3.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	49 to 155	2.1% to 6.6%	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 Monaca borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	579 ±206	10.5% ±3.7	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	87 to 307	6.7% to 21.3%	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	128 to 378	8.9% ±4.3	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	129 ±60	10.3% ±4.5	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 Monaca borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monaca borough	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	2,586 ±220	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.3% ±2.2	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.7% ±3.8	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.9% ±6.6	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.1% ±5.5	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$162,700 ±$11,953	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$768 ±$126	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1950 ±5	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 Monaca borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	114 to 384	2.1% to 7.0%	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,809 ±238	87.1% ±4.3	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2 to 120	< 0.1% to 2.2%	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.8%	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	384 ±181	7.0% ±3.3	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 Monaca borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	4,348 ±278	78.8% ±5.0	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	990 ±259	17.9% ±4.7	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 35	0% to 0.6%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	79 to 253	1.4% to 4.6%	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	55 to 203	1.0% to 3.7%	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10 to 64	0.2% to 1.2%	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%.

Monaca borough among the places of Pennsylvania

240th 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 Monaca borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Selinsgrove borough	5,593 ±13
New Brighton borough	5,567 ±22
Hollidaysburg borough	5,558 ±18
Exeter borough	5,541 ±21
Greenville borough	5,523 ±25
Monaca borough	5,519 ±34
Shillington borough	5,492 ±33
Edinboro borough	5,440 ±14
Sayre borough	5,431 ±16
Coraopolis borough	5,417 ±45
Pennside CDP	5,407 ±460

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