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41.22° N · 77.04° W · GEOID 4220144

Duboistown

Lycoming County, Pennsylvania · part of the Williamsport, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

PennsylvaniaDuboistown, PADuboistownDuboistown

The short answer

Duboistown is home to 1,403 people. Median household income is $81,875 a year and median rent is $1,287 a month, 18.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $194,800, about 2.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,287
6% below the median place
Median household income
$81,875
2% above the median place
Median home value
$194,800
39% below the median place
Unemployment
5.1%
5% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Duboistown

  • Half the homes were built before 1951, older housing than in 93% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • 69% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 91% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 2.4 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 87% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 8.3% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 83% of places its size.
01

Moving to Duboistown

Lycoming County gains about 1.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,931
Moved out2,775
Net+156

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K
Leavers$59K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Lycoming County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Lycoming County report $55,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $59,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$51,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,287 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,636 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $194,800.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 8.7% work from home; 1.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Shillington, PA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in8
$55,007
22% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$59,383
16% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.5%
26% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureDuboistownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%13% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.5%26% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure1.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$55,00722% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$59,38316% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1951, 1% below the median place.

Duboistown18.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$51,480
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.9%
7% below the median place
Home price to income
2.4x
37% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$67,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1951
1% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
69.2%
37% above the median place
Homeownership1
79.7%
20% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureDuboistownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2876% below
Rent to income118.9%7% below
Property tax rate11.3%44% above
Home price to income12.4x37% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure92.38% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,21725% below
HUD area median income4County figure$85,20021% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,55822% below
Median home value1$194,80039% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.8%11% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure38.5%25% below
Homeownership179.7%20% above
Renters paying 30%+169.2%37% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,63613% below
Vacant homes1County figure11.1%57% above
Median year built119511% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 20 min, 20% below the median place.

Mean commute1
20 min
20% below the median place
Income per person1
$34,941
13% below the median place
Poverty rate1
11.7%
8% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureDuboistownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$81,8752% above
Income per person1$34,94113% below
Unemployment1County figure5.1%5% above
Average annual pay6County figure$56,95014% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.5%32% below
Jobs6County figure49,57367% below
Poverty rate111.7%8% above
Mean commute120 min20% below
Works from home1County figure8.7%30% below
Commutes by transit1County figure1.3%56% above
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 22.6%, 30% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
22.6%
30% below the median place
Population change since 20207
-1.1%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
High school or higher1
94.3%
2% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age37.3 −4%
No health insurance7.9% +23%
Household size2.5 +2%
Homes with broadband92.2% −0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureDuboistownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,4036646th largest
Population change since 20207-1.1%below (median 1.1%)
Median age137.34% below
Bachelor's or higher122.6%30% below
High school or higher194.3%2% above
Household size12.52% above
Born abroad1County figure1.6%82% below
No health insurance17.9%23% above
Homes with broadband192.2%0% below
05

Life in Duboistown

21 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.0 +6%
Shops37.1 +22%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.4 −4%
Child care centers3.4 +48%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k9
3.4
48% above the median place
Shops per 10k9
37.1
22% above the median place
Public schools12
30
233% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureDuboistownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure30233% above
Public school students12County figure14,288192% above
Students per teacher12County figure14.09% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure22.06% above
Shops per 10k9County figure37.122% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure19.44% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.448% above
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure2162% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 52.5, 42% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Duboistown. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk14
52.5
42% below the median place
July average high13
82°F
6% below the median place
Wildfire risk14
26.9
56% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureDuboistownAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure82°F6% below
January average low13County figure17°F33% below
Average temperature13County figure48°F12% below
Annual precipitation13County figure45.0 in3% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure79.614% below
Hurricane risk14County figure75.06% above
Tornado risk14County figure50.438% below
Wildfire risk14County figure26.956% below
Heat wave risk14County figure52.542% below
Median air quality index15County figure407% below
Good air days15County figure77.5%13% above
08

Duboistown in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,287/mo (2024)$1,670/mo$1,370 to $2,030/mo+4.4%
Median household income$81,875 (2024)$105,000$88,500 to $124,000+4.2%
Median home value$194,800 (2024)$278,000$201,000 to $382,000+6.1%
Population1,184 (2025)1,1901,140 to 1,240+0.0%

The median home would be worth 2.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Duboistown

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Shillington, PA$1,387$79,922Compare
Parkville, PA$1,340$77,352Compare
Pennsville, NJ$1,252$76,032Compare
Huber Heights, OH$1,258$79,131Compare
Huber Heights, OHPennsville, NJParkville, PAShillington, PADuboistown, PADuboistownParkvilleHuber HeightsDuboistownParkvilleHuber Heights

Common questions

Is Duboistown a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Half the homes were built before 1951, older housing than in 93% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. 69% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 91% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 83 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Duboistown expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $194,800.

What salary do you need to live in Duboistown?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $51,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Duboistown?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Shillington, PA, Parkville, PA, Pennsville, NJ and Huber Heights, OH.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Duboistown with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Duboistown itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/duboistown-pennsylvania

Citytistics. “Duboistown, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/duboistown-pennsylvania/

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