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SheetPA-CAMP-HILL-PA · Camp Hill, PA 8,149 pop · income 84th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Camp Hill
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Camp Hill on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Berkeley · lowest
40,654
Berkeley · lowest
40,654 median HH income
34.9% of the leader · rank #1
Chewsville · near
110,909
Chewsville · near
110,909 median HH income
95.1% of the leader · rank #2
Camp Hill · this city
110,938
Camp Hill · this city
110,938 median HH income
95.1% of the leader · rank #3
Novi · near
110,938
Novi · near
110,938 median HH income
95.1% of the leader · rank #4
Cookstown · near
110,938
Cookstown · near
110,938 median HH income
95.1% of the leader · rank #5
Lofall · near
110,951
Lofall · near
110,951 median HH income
95.1% of the leader · rank #6
Breinigsville · highest
116,631
Breinigsville · highest
116,631 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Camp Hill on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 8,149.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Camp Hill - the verdict
Nationally, Camp Hill sits in the 84th percentile for household income and the 59th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
84th
percentile, household income
63rd
percentile, home value
54th
percentile, median rent
59th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Camp Hill, PA
Pennsylvania's Camp Hill is a small town, with 8,149 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $110,938 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 3.3%. Home values in Camp Hill run a median of $290,300, and the median resident age is 43.6 years. 61.9% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 66.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 7 residential building permits were authorized in Camp Hill (Building Boom), up 250% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Camp Hill reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1112.7 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Pennsylvania tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Pennsylvania at 97.6 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,225 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Pennsylvania run around $260, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 67.4 out of 100 (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Camp Hill's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to population change to work and mobility to reported crime to schools and households to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Camp Hill, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, matched public-school count, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Camp Hill?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 3.3%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Is Camp Hill growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +80 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.0% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 7 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
What does the journey to work look like in Camp Hill?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 59.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Which cities make useful reference points for Camp Hill?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Pennsylvania, the closest population matches are Breinigsville (8,159 residents, $116,631 income); Downingtown (8,163 residents, $82,292 income); Dormont (8,120 residents, $77,226 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Berkeley, MO (8,149 residents); Ketchikan, AK (8,151 residents); Brentwood, MO (8,151 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Camp Hill?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1112.7 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 51% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
1112.7
Violent rate
73.4
Property rate
1039.4
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the education layer cover for Camp Hill?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 8 public schools within the city match. 61.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
3.3%
Bachelor's degree+
61.9%
Matched public schools
8
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Pennsylvania average
B+
City profile score · Camp Hill, PA
75/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A+
61.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income A-
$110,938
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime B+
73 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate B+
3.3%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living C-
97.6 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Camp Hill profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 93/100 (A+) · 61.9%
Household income: 82/100 (A-) · $110,938
Violent crime: 78/100 (B+) · 73 /100k
Poverty rate: 76/100 (B+) · 3.3%
Cost of living: 50/100 (C-) · 97.6 index
Where Camp Hill sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Camp Hill's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Camp Hill highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Camp Hill, PA (this city): home $290,300, crime 1,113/100k
Berkeley, MO : home $80,000, crime 9,009/100k
Ketchikan, AK : home $340,300, crime 2,398/100k
Brentwood, MO : home $276,100, crime 4,039/100k
Tiverton, RI : home $357,700, crime 748/100k
Cuero, TX : home $185,600, crime 2,371/100k
Downingtown, PA : home $322,500, crime 2,185/100k
Dormont, PA : home $204,800, crime 651/100k
Bellevue, PA : home $177,900, crime 1,253/100k
Wilson, PA : home $191,800, crime 1,691/100k
How does Camp Hill compare to other US cities?
Here's how Camp Hill stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income84% higher than other cities
Home value63% pricier than other cities
Median rent54% pricier than other cities
Safety59% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Pennsylvania, Camp Hill ranks #242 of 402 Pennsylvania cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Camp Hill against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Pennsylvania only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Pennsylvania-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Camp Hill near the bottom of Pennsylvania's cities
Among the 1,865 Pennsylvania cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Camp Hill ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Camp Hill only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#172 of 1,765
90th percentile in Pennsylvania
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,865
0th percentile in Pennsylvania
Median Home Value
#258 of 1,790
86th percentile in Pennsylvania
Poverty Rate
#1,170 of 1,856
36th percentile in Pennsylvania
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#85 of 1,861
95th percentile in Pennsylvania
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Pennsylvania only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
84th percentile nationally for median household income · 59th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Camp Hill's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Camp Hill's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Camp Hill's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$290,30037th percentilemore affordable than 37% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Camp Hill's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#4,600 of 15,516
More affordable than 70% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#4,083 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.6×, Camp Hill sits in the affordable band:
national rank #4,600 of 15,516 and #4,083 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$110,938Camp Hill, PA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Camp Hill, PA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Camp Hill, PA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)61.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)3.3%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)66.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
8,149
Median Income
$110,938
Median Home Value
$290,300
Median Age
43.6
Poverty Rate
3.3%
Labor force participation
66.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
61.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1112.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
73.4
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1039.4
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
8
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Camp Hill's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
8,119 residents
2021
8,163 residents
2022
8,185 residents
2023
8,172 residents
2024
8,189 residents
2025
8,199 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
7
housing units authorized
Single-Family
7
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.9
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
2
2
0
$0.8M
2020
1
1
0
$0.4M
2021
1
1
0
$0.5M
2022
1
1
0
$0.5M
2023
0
0
0
-
2024
7
7
0
$1.2M
Permit volume increased 250% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
59.0%
Carpool
7.5%
Public Transit
0.5%
Walk
3.2%
Work from Home
28.8%
Other
1.0%
Based on 4,177 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Pennsylvania statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $260
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Pennsylvania at $260 (electricity about $120 , water and sewer about $52 ).
These are Pennsylvania statewide averages, not a meter reading for Camp Hill. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Pennsylvania's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.6 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Camp Hill is $1,225/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Pennsylvania statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 67.4 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Pennsylvania statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Camp Hill sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Camp Hill compares to similar-size Pennsylvania cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.