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

Name: Rent burden in Exeter Township (Berks County), PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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60.7% (±14.3 points) of renting households in Exeter Township (Berks County), PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

43.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 60.7% (±14.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 43.8% (±11.4 points)
Median share of income: 33.2% (±4.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Exeter Township (Berks County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Exeter Township (Berks County)	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	22.0% (±9.4 points)	13.5%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.1% (±4.3 points)	12.4%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.6% (±5.8 points)	12.0%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.6% (±6.6 points)	10.1%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	16.9% (±8.7 points)	9.3%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	43.8% (±11.4 points)	42.7%	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.

Exeter Township (Berks County) against Berks County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Exeter Township (Berks County)	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	60.7% (±14.3 points)	52.0% (±2.8 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	43.8% (±11.4 points)	42.7% (±2.4 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.2% (±4.6 points)	31.1% (±1.4 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$54,333 (±$8,747)	$45,031 (±$3,579)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,632 (±$70)	$1,181 (±$20)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Exeter Township (Berks County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Berks County (52.0%).

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

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

In Berks County, Exeter Township (Berks County) ranks 8 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 360 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 Exeter Township (Berks County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Exeter Township (Berks County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Exeter Township (Berks County)	—	60.7% (±14.3 points)	—
St. Lawrence	1.7 mi	52.5% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pennside	2.7 mi	31.7% (±14.5 points)	Lower
Stony Creek Mills	2.8 mi	0.0% (±89.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Penn	3.0 mi	50.3% (±22.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lower Alsace Township	3.6 mi	46.8% (±23.1 points)	Not measurably different
Birdsboro	3.9 mi	65.4% (±25.7 points)	Not measurably different
Flying Hills	4.8 mi	29.8% (±14.8 points)	Lower
Amity Township (Berks County)	5.0 mi	31.5% (±15.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pennside, PA (31.7%), Flying Hills, PA (29.8%), Amity Township (Berks County), PA (31.5%).

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 Berks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
2	Albany Township (Berks County)	70.1% (±22.9 points)
3	Greenwich Township	68.1% (±35.6 points)
4	Birdsboro	65.4% (±25.7 points)
5	Longswamp Township	63.8% (±25.9 points)
6	Laureldale	63.0% (±25.5 points)
7	North Heidelberg Township	62.0% (±46.6 points)
8	Exeter Township (Berks County)	60.7% (±14.3 points)
9	Reading	60.3% (±4.6 points)
10 (tie)	Wernersville	60.1% (±12.8 points)
10 (tie)	Maxatawny Township	60.1% (±19.3 points)
12	Maidencreek Township	59.2% (±34.6 points)
13	Kutztown	58.9% (±18.3 points)
14	Douglass Township (Berks County)	58.1% (±45.1 points)

Showing 13 of 72 places in Berks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Exeter Township (Berks County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Jacksonwald, Lorane, Reiffton.

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 Exeter Township (Berks County)

Are renters in Exeter Township (Berks County) rent-burdened?

60.7% of renting households in Exeter Township (Berks 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 Exeter Township (Berks County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Exeter Township (Berks County), PA spends 33.2% (±4.6 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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