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

Name: Rent burden in Butler Township (Adams County), PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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65.9% (±28.3 points) of renting households in Butler Township (Adams County), PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

60.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 44.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 65.9% (±28.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 60.0% (±27.3 points)
Median share of income: 44.2% (±24.3 points)

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

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Butler Township (Adams County)	Adams County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	4.4% (±7.0 points)	15.4%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.1% (±14.4 points)	14.9%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.9% (±7.9 points)	12.2%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.6% (±12.8 points)	13.6%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.9% (±7.4 points)	11.5%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	60.0% (±27.3 points)	32.5%	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.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Butler Township (Adams County)	Adams County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	65.9% (±28.3 points)	44.0% (±4.4 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	60.0% (±27.3 points)	32.5% (±3.5 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	44.2% (±24.3 points)	27.8% (±1.2 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$24,583 (±$22,148)	$49,481 (±$3,334)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$910 (±$119)	$1,115 (±$39)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Butler Township (Adams County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Adams County (44.0%).

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

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

In Adams County, Butler Township (Adams County) ranks 2 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 245 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 Butler Township (Adams County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Butler Township (Adams County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Butler Township (Adams County)	—	65.9% (±28.3 points)	—
Biglerville	0.9 mi	49.4% (±27.3 points)	Not measurably different
Arendtsville	3.7 mi	52.6% (±39.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bendersville	3.8 mi	77.0% (±43.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tyrone Township (Adams County)	4.2 mi	43.3% (±33.9 points)	Not measurably different
Straban Township	4.6 mi	23.6% (±22.2 points)	Lower
Menallen Township (Adams County)	5.3 mi	0.0% (±29.4 points)	Lower
Gettysburg	6.7 mi	40.2% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Huntington Township (Adams County)	6.9 mi	8.8% (±28.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Straban Township, PA (23.6%), Menallen Township (Adams County), PA (0.0%), Huntington Township (Adams County), PA (8.8%).

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 Adams County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Bendersville	77.0% (±43.1 points)
2	Butler Township (Adams County)	65.9% (±28.3 points)
3	Conewago Township (Adams County)	61.2% (±23.4 points)
4	New Oxford	59.3% (±13.4 points)
5	Fairfield	56.0% (±32.1 points)
6	Hamiltonban Township	54.9% (±31.6 points)
7	Hamilton Township (Adams County)	54.2% (±40.3 points)
8	Arendtsville	52.6% (±39.0 points)

Showing 8 of 34 places in Adams 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 Butler Township (Adams County)

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

65.9% of renting households in Butler Township (Adams 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 Butler Township (Adams County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Butler Township (Adams County), PA spends 44.2% (±24.3 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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