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

Name: Rent burden in Lower Gwynedd Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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65.3% (±12.3 points) of renting households in Lower Gwynedd Township, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

59.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 40.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 65.3% (±12.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 59.2% (±11.0 points)
Median share of income: 40.3% (±7.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lower Gwynedd Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lower Gwynedd Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	7.0% (±4.9 points)	12.6%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.0% (±4.8 points)	12.9%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.3% (±6.5 points)	13.8%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.4% (±8.3 points)	11.7%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.1% (±5.4 points)	8.7%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	59.2% (±11.0 points)	40.3%	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.

Lower Gwynedd Township against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Gwynedd Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	65.3% (±12.3 points)	49.0% (±1.6 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	59.2% (±11.0 points)	40.3% (±1.3 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	40.3% (±7.0 points)	29.6% (±0.6 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$63,317 (±$21,921)	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,493 (±$640)	$1,683 (±$19)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Lower Gwynedd Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Montgomery County (49.0%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Lower Gwynedd Township ranks 5 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 258 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 Lower Gwynedd Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Gwynedd Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lower Gwynedd Township	—	65.3% (±12.3 points)	—
Ambler	2.4 mi	50.4% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
North Wales	2.5 mi	42.9% (±28.2 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Gwynedd Township	3.0 mi	64.7% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different
Whitpain Township	3.1 mi	50.2% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Maple Glen	3.2 mi	13.8% (±14.3 points)	Lower
Blue Bell	3.3 mi	28.9% (±17.6 points)	Lower
Montgomery Township (Montgomery County)	3.8 mi	44.1% (±11.6 points)	Lower
Horsham Township	3.9 mi	40.1% (±9.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Whitpain Township, PA (50.2%), Maple Glen, PA (13.8%), Blue Bell, PA (28.9%).

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 Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Skippack Township	72.2% (±30.5 points)
2	Worcester Township	71.3% (±28.3 points)
3	Upper Frederick Township	68.2% (±18.2 points)
4	Franconia Township	68.0% (±13.1 points)
5	Lower Gwynedd Township	65.3% (±12.3 points)
6	Upper Gwynedd Township	64.7% (±13.6 points)
7	Trappe	62.2% (±33.6 points)
8	Lower Pottsgrove Township	61.3% (±15.3 points)
9	Pottstown	59.9% (±7.1 points)
10	Hatfield Township	58.6% (±11.8 points)
11	Collegeville	57.7% (±30.6 points)

Showing 11 of 62 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Lower Gwynedd Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Spring House.

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 Lower Gwynedd Township

Are renters in Lower Gwynedd Township rent-burdened?

65.3% of renting households in Lower Gwynedd Township 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 Lower Gwynedd Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lower Gwynedd Township, PA spends 40.3% (±7.0 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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