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

Name: Rent burden in Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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61.3% (±15.3 points) of renting households in Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

54.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 61.3% (±15.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 54.3% (±14.3 points)
Median share of income: 36.3% (±5.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lower Pottsgrove Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lower Pottsgrove Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	5.3% (±5.8 points)	12.6%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.9% (±5.5 points)	12.9%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	25.9% (±13.5 points)	13.8%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	1.6% (±2.2 points)	11.7%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.0% (±5.5 points)	8.7%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	54.3% (±14.3 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 Pottsgrove Township against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Pottsgrove Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	61.3% (±15.3 points)	49.0% (±1.6 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	54.3% (±14.3 points)	40.3% (±1.3 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.3% (±5.1 points)	29.6% (±0.6 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$42,206 (±$31,653)	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,625 (±$234)	$1,683 (±$19)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Lower Pottsgrove Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Montgomery County (49.0%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Lower Pottsgrove Township ranks 8 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 344 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 Pottsgrove Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Pottsgrove Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lower Pottsgrove Township	—	61.3% (±15.3 points)	—
Pottstown	2.6 mi	59.9% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kenilworth	2.7 mi	37.6% (±21.7 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Pottsgrove Township	3.1 mi	22.6% (±31.3 points)	Lower
Halfway House	3.1 mi	0.0% (±25.7 points)	Lower
East Coventry Township	3.4 mi	52.4% (±25.4 points)	Not measurably different
Limerick Township	3.5 mi	52.1% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
South Pottstown	3.7 mi	43.3% (±25.1 points)	Not measurably different
New Hanover Township	4.6 mi	20.0% (±24.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Upper Pottsgrove Township, PA (22.6%), Halfway House, PA (0.0%), New Hanover Township, PA (20.0%).

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
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)
12	Norristown	56.4% (±7.2 points)
13	Lower Moreland Township	56.2% (±11.8 points)
14	Marlborough Township	55.9% (±43.9 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Lower Pottsgrove Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Pottsgrove, Sanatoga.

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 Pottsgrove Township

Are renters in Lower Pottsgrove Township rent-burdened?

61.3% of renting households in Lower Pottsgrove 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 Pottsgrove Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA spends 36.3% (±5.1 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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