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

Name: Rent burden in Lincoln Park, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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81.7% (±27.8 points) of renting households in Lincoln Park, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

81.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 38.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 81.7% (±27.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 81.7% (±22.1 points)
Median share of income: 38.0% (±2.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lincoln Park

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lincoln Park	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±16.9 points)	13.5%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±16.9 points)	12.4%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.6% (±7.2 points)	12.0%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.7% (±21.4 points)	10.1%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±16.9 points)	9.3%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	81.7% (±22.1 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.

Lincoln Park against Berks County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lincoln Park	Berks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	81.7% (±27.8 points)	52.0% (±2.8 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	81.7% (±22.1 points)	42.7% (±2.4 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	38.0% (±2.6 points)	31.1% (±1.4 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$36,250 (±$34,819)	$45,031 (±$3,579)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,613 (±$682)	$1,181 (±$20)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Lincoln Park, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Berks County (52.0%).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania (48.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Berks County, Lincoln Park ranks 5 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 34 of 378.

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 Lincoln Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lincoln Park
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lincoln Park	—	81.7% (±27.8 points)	—
West Wyomissing	0.6 mi	61.8% (±25.1 points)	Not measurably different
West Lawn	1.0 mi	59.5% (±40.0 points)	Not measurably different
Shillington	1.4 mi	38.2% (±16.7 points)	Lower
Whitfield	1.7 mi	47.5% (±32.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wyomissing	1.8 mi	46.8% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Mohnton	1.9 mi	41.4% (±19.0 points)	Lower
Sinking Spring	1.9 mi	51.2% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Kenhorst	2.4 mi	16.0% (±15.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Shillington, PA (38.2%), Wyomissing, PA (46.8%), Mohnton, PA (41.4%).

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 Berks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Jacksonwald	100.0% (±50.1 points)
1 (tie)	Kutztown University	100.0% (±44.5 points)
1 (tie)	New Berlinville	100.0% (±126.4 points)
4	Blandon	90.0% (±48.2 points)
5	Lincoln Park	81.7% (±27.8 points)
6	Morgantown	76.3% (±45.1 points)
7	West Hamburg	72.5% (±64.4 points)
8	Colony Park	67.9% (±49.7 points)
9	Hyde Park (community)	64.1% (±24.5 points)
10	West Wyomissing	61.8% (±25.1 points)
11	West Lawn	59.5% (±40.0 points)

Showing 11 of 24 places in Berks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lincoln Park is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Spring Township (Berks County), whose figures include it.

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 Lincoln Park

Are renters in Lincoln Park rent-burdened?

81.7% of renting households in Lincoln Park 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 Lincoln Park spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lincoln Park, PA spends 38.0% (±2.6 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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