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

Name: Rent burden in Lower Makefield Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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34.8% (±12.0 points) of renting households in Lower Makefield Township, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

22.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 34.8% (±12.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 22.6% (±8.9 points)
Median share of income: 24.1% (±3.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lower Makefield Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lower Makefield Township	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	19.8% (±9.7 points)	13.1%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.0% (±7.5 points)	12.8%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	18.7% (±8.8 points)	13.9%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.6% (±10.4 points)	12.4%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.2% (±8.0 points)	8.6%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	22.6% (±8.9 points)	39.3%	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 Makefield Township against Bucks County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Makefield Township	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	34.8% (±12.0 points)	47.9% (±2.2 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	22.6% (±8.9 points)	39.3% (±1.9 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.1% (±3.4 points)	29.1% (±0.8 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$114,708 (±$13,852)	$61,935 (±$1,808)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,340 (±$146)	$1,605 (±$30)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Lower Makefield Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Bucks County (47.9%).

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

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

In Bucks County, Lower Makefield Township ranks 45 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1540 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 Makefield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Makefield Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lower Makefield Township	—	34.8% (±12.0 points)	—
Yardley	1.1 mi	35.9% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different
Woodbourne	2.6 mi	47.2% (±25.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ewing Township	3.7 mi	47.3% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fairless Hills	3.7 mi	74.8% (±15.2 points)	Higher
Newtown	4.1 mi	42.2% (±18.6 points)	Not measurably different
Morrisville	4.3 mi	21.4% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Newtown Township (Bucks County)	4.5 mi	43.3% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Middletown Township (Bucks County)	4.5 mi	60.5% (±9.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fairless Hills, PA (74.8%), Middletown Township (Bucks County), PA (60.5%).

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 Bucks County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
39	Warwick Township (Bucks County)	38.3% (±25.1 points)
40	Sellersville	38.0% (±14.1 points)
41	New Britain	37.9% (±21.4 points)
42	Tinicum Township (Bucks County)	36.8% (±31.4 points)
43	Yardley	35.9% (±17.2 points)
44	Ivyland	35.7% (±28.3 points)
45	Lower Makefield Township	34.8% (±12.0 points)
46	Langhorne	34.6% (±13.6 points)
47	Hilltown Township	31.5% (±13.6 points)
48	Nockamixon Township	24.7% (±17.0 points)
49	Wrightstown Township	23.6% (±20.5 points)
50	Morrisville	21.4% (±11.9 points)
51	East Rockhill Township	16.1% (±18.7 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Bucks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Lower Makefield Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Woodside.

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 Makefield Township

Are renters in Lower Makefield Township rent-burdened?

34.8% of renting households in Lower Makefield 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 Makefield Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lower Makefield Township, PA spends 24.1% (±3.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Lower Makefield township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:44968, in state:42 county:017).

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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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