How many renters in Gratz, PA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Gratz, PA, 2020–2024
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83.1% (±35.5 points) of renting households in Gratz, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

69.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 83.1% (±35.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 69.7% (±31.3 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Gratz

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Gratz	Dauphin County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	1.3% (±1.4 points)	13.3%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.8% (±7.6 points)	15.2%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.4% (±9.9 points)	13.9%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.5% (±5.4 points)	12.3%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	13.4% (±16.8 points)	7.6%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	69.7% (±31.3 points)	37.8%	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.

Gratz against Dauphin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gratz	Dauphin County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	83.1% (±35.5 points)	45.4% (±2.5 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	69.7% (±31.3 points)	37.8% (±2.2 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	28.1% (±0.9 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$11,920 (±$7,625)	$49,181 (±$2,915)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$768 (±$50)	$1,217 (±$26)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Gratz, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Dauphin County (45.4%).

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

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

In Dauphin County, Gratz ranks 2 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 78 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 Gratz

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gratz
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Gratz	—	83.1% (±35.5 points)	—
Lykens Township	1.3 mi	22.7% (±20.9 points)	Lower
Wiconisco Township	2.2 mi	31.4% (±49.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lykens	3.1 mi	36.5% (±20.5 points)	Lower
Jordan Township (Northumberland County)	4.4 mi	11.8% (±74.1 points)	Not measurably different
Williams Township (Dauphin County)	4.6 mi	25.5% (±49.6 points)	Not measurably different
Berrysburg	5.0 mi	50.0% (±111.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pillow	5.1 mi	31.3% (±78.0 points)	Not measurably different
Williamstown	5.5 mi	38.4% (±14.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lykens Township, PA (22.7%), Lykens, PA (36.5%), Williamstown, PA (38.4%).

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 Dauphin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Dauphin	88.0% (±28.2 points)
2	Gratz	83.1% (±35.5 points)
3	Lower Swatara Township	63.1% (±23.9 points)
4	Londonderry Township (Dauphin County)	60.6% (±44.0 points)
5	Upper Paxton Township	53.7% (±34.1 points)
6	Susquehanna Township (Dauphin County)	51.8% (±9.6 points)
7	Hummelstown	50.8% (±22.1 points)
8	Highspire	50.2% (±19.3 points)

Showing 8 of 40 places in Dauphin 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 Gratz

Are renters in Gratz rent-burdened?

83.1% of renting households in Gratz 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 Gratz spend on rent?

The median renting household in Gratz, PA spends 50.0% or more 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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