How many renters in Adams Township (Butler County), PA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Adams Township (Butler County), PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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48.0% (±16.6 points) of renting households in Adams Township (Butler County), PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.0% (±16.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.0% (±15.4 points)
Median share of income: 27.2% (±22.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Adams Township (Butler County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Adams Township (Butler County)	Butler County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	19.8% (±15.6 points)	16.0%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	21.6% (±12.8 points)	14.4%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.1% (±7.2 points)	16.3%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.5% (±4.7 points)	11.2%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±6.2 points)	9.4%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	48.0% (±15.4 points)	32.6%	39.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Adams Township (Butler County) against Butler County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Adams Township (Butler County)	Butler County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.0% (±16.6 points)	42.0% (±3.2 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.0% (±15.4 points)	32.6% (±2.6 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.2% (±22.3 points)	26.4% (±1.1 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$48,617 (±$3,897)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,984 (±$626)	$1,041 (±$35)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Adams Township (Butler County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Butler County (42.0%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (48.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Butler County, Adams Township (Butler County) ranks 13 of 57 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 890 of 2,530.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Adams Township (Butler County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Adams Township (Butler County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Adams Township (Butler County)	—	48.0% (±16.6 points)	—
Mars	1.5 mi	61.2% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Callery	2.2 mi	71.4% (±84.2 points)	Not measurably different
Valencia	3.0 mi	87.1% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Seven Fields	3.7 mi	41.6% (±23.2 points)	Not measurably different
Middlesex Township (Butler County)	4.2 mi	64.1% (±38.8 points)	Not measurably different
Forward Township (Butler County)	4.4 mi	9.3% (±24.5 points)	Lower
Evans City	4.5 mi	32.1% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cranberry Township (Butler County)	5.2 mi	38.4% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Forward Township (Butler County), PA (9.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Valencia, PA (87.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Butler County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
7	Donegal Township (Butler County)	56.0% (±54.0 points)
8	Fairview	54.5% (±103.5 points)
9	Butler	51.7% (±7.7 points)
10	Zelienople	51.5% (±17.0 points)
11	Summit Township (Butler County)	50.9% (±25.3 points)
12	Mercer Township	50.7% (±46.7 points)
13	Adams Township (Butler County)	48.0% (±16.6 points)
14	Concord Township (Butler County)	46.6% (±40.0 points)
15	Worth Township (Butler County)	46.4% (±17.8 points)
16	Chicora	46.0% (±27.8 points)
17	Karns City	44.4% (±71.4 points)
18	Connoquenessing	43.6% (±70.8 points)
19	West Liberty	42.3% (±34.3 points)

Showing 13 of 57 places in Butler County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Adams Township (Butler County)

Are renters in Adams Township (Butler County) rent-burdened?

48.0% of renting households in Adams Township (Butler County) pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Adams Township (Butler County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Adams Township (Butler County), PA spends 27.2% (±22.3 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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