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40.79° N · 76.54° W · GEOID 4247736

Marshallton

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania · part of the Sunbury, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

PennsylvaniaMarshallton, PAMarshalltonMarshallton

The short answer

Marshallton is home to 1,187 people. Median household income is $52,411 a year and median rent is $773 a month, 17.7% 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 $83,400, about 1.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$773
43% below the median place
Median household income
$52,411
35% below the median place
Median home value
$83,400
74% below the median place
Unemployment
3.7%
25% below 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 Marshallton

  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 209 Pennsylvania places.
  • Half the homes were built before 1938, older housing than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 96% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • The median home is worth 1.6 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $773 a month, lower than in 91% of places its size.
01

Moving to Marshallton

Northumberland County gains about 0.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,082
Moved out3,038
Net+44

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Montour County, PA195261−66

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$52K
Leavers$47K

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

Who moves here
4.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Northumberland County report $51,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $47,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$30,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $773 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $913 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $83,400.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 9.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Rockwood, TN matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out6
$47,422
33% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$51,817
27% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMarshalltonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.5%21% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure0.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$51,81727% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$47,42233% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1938, 2% below the median place.

Marshallton17.7%
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
$30,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.7%
13% below the median place
Home price to income
1.6x
58% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$42,700
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1938
2% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$913
51% below the median place
Median home value1
$83,400
74% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureMarshalltonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$77343% below
Rent to income117.7%13% below
Property tax rate11.1%18% above
Home price to income11.6x58% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,01437% below
HUD area median income3County figure$85,60020% below
Property tax paid (median)1$89373% below
Median home value1$83,40074% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure5.3%67% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure46.0%11% below
Homeownership173.8%11% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure42.6%16% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$91351% below
Vacant homes1County figure12.7%80% above
Median year built119382% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$52,411
35% below the median place
Income per person1
$30,193
25% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMarshalltonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$52,41135% below
Income per person1$30,19325% below
Unemployment1County figure3.7%25% below
Average annual pay5County figure$54,23918% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs5County figure26,99782% below
Poverty rate1County figure12.6%17% above
Mean commute128 min14% above
Works from home1County figure9.9%20% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Bachelor's or higher1
10.3%
68% below the median place
Household size1
2.0
18% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age47.8 +23%
High school or higher83.3% −10%
Homes with broadband91.7% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMarshalltonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1876646th largest
Median age147.823% above
Bachelor's or higher110.3%68% below
High school or higher183.3%10% below
Household size12.018% below
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure5.1%20% below
Homes with broadband191.7%1% below
05

Life in Marshallton

12 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • Marshall, Humphry, House listed 1971Landmark
  • Marshall, Humphry, House listed 1987Landmark
  • Bradford Friends Meetinghouse listed 1971
  • Carter-Worth House and Farm listed 1977
  • Marshallton Inn listed 1977
  • Taylor House listed 1979

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents16.9 +66%
Playgrounds per 10k16.9 +79%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k16.9 +51%
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 bars17.0 −18%
Shops29.2 −4%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.3 −44%
Doctors' offices and clinics14.1 −30%
Child care centers1.4 −39%

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

Child care centers per 10k7
1.4
39% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
2.3
44% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
14.1
30% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMarshalltonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure21133% above
Public school students10County figure10,386112% above
Students per teacher10County figure14.75% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure17.018% below
Shops per 10k7County figure29.24% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.344% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure14.130% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.439% below
Parks per 10k816.966% above
Playgrounds per 10k816.979% above
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k816.951% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9128% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 59.2, 34% 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 Marshallton. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk12
59.2
34% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
31.3
49% below the median place
Tornado risk12
46.9
42% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureMarshalltonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure83°F4% below
January average low11County figure20°F23% below
Average temperature11County figure50°F8% below
Annual precipitation11County figure43.9 in0% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure79.214% below
Hurricane risk12County figure79.813% above
Tornado risk12County figure46.942% below
Wildfire risk12County figure31.349% below
Heat wave risk12County figure59.234% below
08

Marshallton in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% 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$773/mo (2024)$1,000/mo$820 to $1,220/mo+4.4%
Median household income$52,411 (2024)$68,000$57,500 to $80,500+4.5%
Median home value$83,400 (2024)$120,000$87,000 to $165,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 1.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.6 now.

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

09

Places like Marshallton

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

PlaceRentIncome
Rockwood, TN$774$47,791Compare
Turtle Creek, PA$682$45,997Compare
Attalla, AL$743$59,215Compare
Shively, KY$899$50,221Compare
Shively, KYAttalla, ALTurtle Creek, PARockwood, TNMarshallton, PAMarshalltonRockwoodTurtle CreekAttallaShivelyMarshalltonRockwoodTurtle CreekAttallaShively

Common questions

Is Marshallton a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 209 Pennsylvania places. Half the homes were built before 1938, older housing than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Marshallton expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.7% 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 $83,400.

What salary do you need to live in Marshallton?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $30,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Marshallton?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Rockwood, TN, Turtle Creek, PA, Attalla, AL and Shively, KY.

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. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

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

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

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