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41.15° N · 77.35° W · GEOID 4246112

McElhattan

Clinton County, Pennsylvania · part of the Lock Haven, PA metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

PennsylvaniaMcElhattan, PAMcElhattanMcElhattan

The short answer

McElhattan is home to 1,036 people. Median household income is $71,250 a year and median rent is $861 a month, 14.5% 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 $215,500, about 3.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$861
37% below the median place
Median household income
$71,250
11% below the median place
Median home value
$215,500
33% below the median place
Unemployment
5.6%
15% 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 McElhattan

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 11.3% a year while rent rose -5.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 255 Pennsylvania places.
  • The median resident is 52.3 years old, older than in 94% of places its size.
  • Households average 2.07 people, smaller than in 89% of places its size.
  • 89% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 88% of places its size.
01

Moving to McElhattan

Clinton County loses about 0.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,041
Moved out1,069
Net−28

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Lycoming County, PA302342−40
Centre County, PA181209−28

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$51K
Leavers$48K

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

Who moves here
9.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.1% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Clinton County report $51,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $48,000, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$34,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $861 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,875 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $215,500.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 9.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
St. Marys, PA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
9.6%
67% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$48,047
32% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$51,278
27% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMcElhattanAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year19.6%67% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.1%45% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-0.950% below
Income of households moving in6County figure$51,27827% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$48,04732% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

McElhattan14.5%
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
$34,440
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.5%
29% below the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
21% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$60,700
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Homeownership1
89.0%
34% above the median place
Median year built1
1990
1% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureMcElhattanAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$86137% below
Rent to income114.5%29% below
Property tax rate11.0%10% above
Home price to income13.0x21% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,01437% below
HUD area median income3County figure$79,80026% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,15734% below
Median home value1$215,50033% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.8%50% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure34.1%34% below
Homeownership189.0%34% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8750% above
Vacant homes1County figure17.1%143% above
Median year built119901% above
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%)
Works from home1
9.4%
25% below the median place
Mean commute1
22 min
10% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMcElhattanAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$71,25011% below
Income per person1$38,7133% below
Unemployment1County figure5.6%15% above
Average annual pay5County figure$54,57217% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.0%8% above
Jobs5County figure12,74192% below
Poverty rate1County figure14.8%38% above
Mean commute122 min10% below
Works from home19.4%25% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 52.3, 34% above the median place.

Median age1
52.3
34% above the median place
Household size1
2.1
17% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
88.3%
4% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad4.6% −48%
Bachelor's or higher22.4% −30%
High school or higher88.5% −4%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMcElhattanAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,0366646th largest
Median age152.334% above
Bachelor's or higher122.4%30% below
High school or higher188.5%4% below
Household size12.117% below
Born abroad14.6%48% below
No health insurance1County figure10.5%64% above
Homes with broadband188.3%4% below
05

Life in McElhattan

10 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents57.9 5.7×
Playgrounds per 10k96.5 10.3×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails2 km −25%
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 bars19.8 −5%
Shops35.5 +17%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.4 −41%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.2 −15%
Child care centers2.9 +26%

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

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
2.4
41% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
35.5
17% above the median place
Students per teacher10
13.3
14% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMcElhattanAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure1122% above
Public school students10County figure3,87921% below
Students per teacher10County figure13.314% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure19.85% below
Shops per 10k7County figure35.517% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.441% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure17.215% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.926% above
Parks per 10k857.9above (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k896.5above (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails81.525% below
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure1023% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 24.3, 73% 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 McElhattan. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk12
24.3
73% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
15.2
75% below the median place
Natural hazard risk12
51.8
44% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureMcElhattanAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure82°F5% below
January average low11County figure17°F31% below
Average temperature11County figure49°F12% below
Annual precipitation11County figure43.3 in1% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure51.844% below
Hurricane risk12County figure66.85% below
Tornado risk12County figure27.367% below
Wildfire risk12County figure15.275% below
Heat wave risk12County figure24.373% below
08

McElhattan in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, down from 15% 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$861/mo (2024)$1,060/mo$870 to $1,290/mo+3.6%
Median household income$71,250 (2024)$93,000$78,500 to $110,000+4.5%
Median home value$215,500 (2024)$336,000$244,000 to $462,000+7.7%

The median home would be worth 3.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 now.

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

09

Places like McElhattan

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

PlaceRentIncome
St. Marys, PA$762$67,167Compare
Swoyersville, PA$744$71,555Compare
Gun Barrel City, TX$960$71,310Compare
Chillicothe, IL$899$66,132Compare
Chillicothe, ILGun Barrel City, TXSwoyersville, PASt. Marys, PAMcElhattan, PAMcElhattanSt. MarysSwoyersvilleGun Barrel CityChillicotheMcElhattanSt. MarysSwoyersvilleGun Barrel CityChillicothe

Common questions

Is McElhattan a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 11.3% a year while rent rose -5.8%, so pay gained on rent more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places. Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 255 Pennsylvania places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is McElhattan expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.5% 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 $215,500.

What salary do you need to live in McElhattan?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $34,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to McElhattan?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are St. Marys, PA, Swoyersville, PA, Gun Barrel City, TX and Chillicothe, IL.

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

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