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

Name: Rent burden in Derry Township (Mifflin County), PA, 2020–2024
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46.7% (±16.9 points) of renting households in Derry Township (Mifflin County), PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

39.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 46.7% (±16.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 39.4% (±15.3 points)
Median share of income: 27.4% (±11.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Derry Township (Mifflin County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Derry Township (Mifflin County)	Mifflin County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	21.9% (±13.2 points)	27.2%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.8% (±11.7 points)	13.5%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.4% (±6.6 points)	9.5%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.4% (±6.4 points)	11.1%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.3% (±7.1 points)	8.9%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	39.4% (±15.3 points)	29.8%	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.

Derry Township (Mifflin County) against Mifflin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Derry Township (Mifflin County)	Mifflin County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	46.7% (±16.9 points)	38.7% (±5.5 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	39.4% (±15.3 points)	29.8% (±4.5 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.4% (±11.6 points)	24.9% (±2.8 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$35,875 (±$22,696)	$40,500 (±$5,106)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$774 (±$191)	$822 (±$47)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Derry Township (Mifflin County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Mifflin County (38.7%).

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

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

In Mifflin County, Derry Township (Mifflin County) ranks 3 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 955 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 Derry Township (Mifflin County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Derry Township (Mifflin County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Derry Township (Mifflin County)	—	46.7% (±16.9 points)	—
Burnham	1.5 mi	40.0% (±20.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lewistown	3.3 mi	46.0% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Juniata Terrace	4.2 mi	19.2% (±12.2 points)	Lower
Church Hill	5.1 mi	49.4% (±43.6 points)	Not measurably different
Granville Township (Mifflin County)	5.8 mi	3.6% (±9.9 points)	Lower
Milroy	6.5 mi	50.0% (±51.3 points)	Not measurably different
Brown Township (Mifflin County)	6.6 mi	44.6% (±31.3 points)	Not measurably different
Milford Township (Juniata County)	6.6 mi	25.3% (±11.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Juniata Terrace, PA (19.2%), Granville Township (Mifflin County), PA (3.6%), Milford Township (Juniata County), PA (25.3%).

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 Mifflin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Decatur Township (Mifflin County)	85.2% (±66.2 points)
2	Oliver Township (Mifflin County)	56.2% (±38.8 points)
3	Derry Township (Mifflin County)	46.7% (±16.9 points)
4	Lewistown	46.0% (±9.5 points)
5	Brown Township (Mifflin County)	44.6% (±31.3 points)
6	Burnham	40.0% (±20.5 points)
7	Wayne Township (Mifflin County)	36.6% (±26.2 points)
8	Kistler	34.6% (±33.1 points)
9	Newton Hamilton	31.8% (±73.0 points)

Showing 9 of 16 places in Mifflin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Derry Township (Mifflin County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Highland Park, Yeagertown.

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 Derry Township (Mifflin County)

Are renters in Derry Township (Mifflin County) rent-burdened?

46.7% of renting households in Derry Township (Mifflin 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 Derry Township (Mifflin County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Derry Township (Mifflin County), PA spends 27.4% (±11.6 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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