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40.15° N · 79.91° W · GEOID 4254888

North Charleroi

Washington County, Pennsylvania · part of the Pittsburgh, PA metro

Limited data population under 5,000

PennsylvaniaNorth Charleroi, PANorth CharleroiNorth Charleroi

The short answer

North Charleroi is home to 1,316 people. Median household income is $51,324 a year and median rent is $508 a month, 11.9% 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 $93,500, about 1.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$508
63% below the median place
Median household income
$51,324
36% below the median place
Median home value
$93,500
71% below the median place
Unemployment
7.7%
58% 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 North Charleroi

  • Median rent is $508 a month, lower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places.
  • The median home is worth 1.8 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 97% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1947, older housing than in 94% of places its size.
  • Only 5% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 91% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 49.2 years old, older than in 90% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 83 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to North Charleroi

Washington County gains about 3.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,351
Moved out6,704
Net+647

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Allegheny County, PA3,2652,019+1,246
Greene County, PA231253−22
Ohio County, WV6469−5

Within Pennsylvania, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within PennsylvaniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$84K
Leavers$75K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Washington 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 Washington County report $83,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $75,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$20,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $508 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,054 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $93,500.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 5.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
International Falls, MN matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8
3.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
4.5%
21% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNorth CharleroiAmong 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 people8County figure3.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$83,77419% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$75,2007% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $508, 63% below the median place.

North Charleroi11.9%
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
$20,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.9%
42% below the median place
Home price to income
1.8x
52% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$45,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median home value1
$93,500
71% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,054
44% below the median place
Median year built1
1947
2% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureNorth CharleroiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$50863% below
Rent to income111.9%42% below
Property tax rate11.4%59% above
Home price to income11.8x52% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure94.76% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,38914% below
HUD area median income4County figure$110,4003% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,35558% below
Median home value1$93,50071% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.2%33% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure36.7%29% below
Homeownership158.0%13% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure40.3%20% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,05444% below
Vacant homes120.7%194% above
Median year built119472% below
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 5.2%, 59% below the median place.

Works from home1
5.2%
59% below the median place
Median household income1
$51,324
36% below the median place
Unemployment1
7.7%
58% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate20.2% +87%
Income per person$29,972 −25%
Mean commute23 min −6%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNorth CharleroiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$51,32436% below
Income per person1$29,97225% below
Unemployment17.7%58% above
Average annual pay6County figure$73,59812% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.8%51% below
Jobs6County figure89,39941% below
Poverty rate120.2%87% above
Mean commute123 min6% below
Works from home15.2%59% below
Commutes by transit1County figure0.7%18% below
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 73.7%, 20% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
73.7%
20% below the median place
Median age1
49.2
26% above the median place
Household size1
2.1
14% below the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasureNorth CharleroiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,3166646th largest
Population change since 20207-2.4%below (median 1.1%)
Median age149.226% above
Bachelor's or higher119.1%40% below
High school or higher190.1%2% below
Household size12.114% below
Born abroad1County figure2.4%72% below
No health insurance1County figure3.9%39% below
Homes with broadband173.7%20% below
05

Life in North Charleroi

100 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k15.2 +62%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k7.6 −32%
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 bars19.4 −7%
Shops30.3 +0%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.5 +10%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.1 +9%
Child care centers3.5 +52%

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

Child care centers per 10k9
3.5
52% above the median place
Public schools12
54
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
26,079
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureNorth CharleroiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure54above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure26,079above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure13.214% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure19.47% below
Shops per 10k9County figure30.30% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.510% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure22.19% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.552% above
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k1015.262% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k107.632% below
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 figure100above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 47.8, 47% 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 North Charleroi. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk14
47.8
47% below the median place
Tornado risk14
49.8
39% below the median place
July average high13
83°F
4% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNorth CharleroiAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure83°F4% below
January average low13County figure21°F17% below
Average temperature13County figure52°F6% below
Annual precipitation13County figure42.1 in4% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure83.110% below
Hurricane risk14County figure59.915% below
Tornado risk14County figure49.839% below
Wildfire risk14County figure46.125% below
Heat wave risk14County figure47.847% below
Median air quality index15County figure442% above
Good air days15County figure67.7%1% below
08

North Charleroi in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 12% 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$508/mo (2024)$640/mo$520 to $770/mo+3.8%
Median household income$51,324 (2024)$64,500$54,500 to $76,500+3.9%
Median home value$93,500 (2024)$134,000$97,000 to $184,000+6.1%
Population1,283 (2025)1,2801,220 to 1,330−0.1%

The median home would be worth 2.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.8 now.

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

09

Places like North Charleroi

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

PlaceRentIncome
International Falls, MN$645$57,662Compare
Bath, NY$735$47,150Compare
Menominee, MI$735$49,432Compare
New Kensington, PA$751$49,063Compare
New Kensington, PAMenominee, MIBath, NYInternational Falls, MNNorth Charleroi, PANorth CharleroiInternational FallsBathMenomineeNorth CharleroiInternational FallsBathMenominee

Common questions

Is North Charleroi a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Median rent is $508 a month, lower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 271 Pennsylvania places. The median home is worth 1.8 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 97% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 52 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is North Charleroi expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.9% 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 $93,500.

What salary do you need to live in North Charleroi?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $20,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to North Charleroi?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are International Falls, MN, Bath, NY, Menominee, MI and New Kensington, PA.

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

Citytistics. “North Charleroi, Pennsylvania.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/north-charleroi-pennsylvania/

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