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

Name: Rent burden in Middle Smithfield Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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62.8% (±18.5 points) of renting households in Middle Smithfield Township, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

60.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 39.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.8% (±18.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 60.5% (±18.1 points)
Median share of income: 39.3% (±15.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Middle Smithfield Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Middle Smithfield Township	Monroe County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	13.3% (±12.2 points)	12.3%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.6% (±3.6 points)	11.5%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.9% (±7.1 points)	9.4%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.3% (±11.4 points)	9.8%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.3% (±3.6 points)	8.8%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	60.5% (±18.1 points)	48.2%	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.

Middle Smithfield Township against Monroe County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Middle Smithfield Township	Monroe County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.8% (±18.5 points)	57.0% (±4.9 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	60.5% (±18.1 points)	48.2% (±4.5 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	39.3% (±15.7 points)	34.0% (±2.7 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$42,775 (±$9,480)	$47,645 (±$8,336)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,556 (±$428)	$1,393 (±$42)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Middle Smithfield Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Monroe County (57.0%).

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

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

In Monroe County, Middle Smithfield Township ranks 7 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 320 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 Middle Smithfield Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Middle Smithfield Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Middle Smithfield Township	—	62.8% (±18.5 points)	—
Saw Creek	3.7 mi	83.3% (±26.6 points)	Not measurably different
Smithfield Township (Monroe County)	5.2 mi	72.3% (±24.7 points)	Not measurably different
Price Township	5.8 mi	56.2% (±51.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hardwick Township	6.7 mi	44.0% (±63.8 points)	Not measurably different
East Stroudsburg	7.1 mi	52.8% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Ridge	7.2 mi	100.0% (±53.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lehman Township (Pike County)	7.3 mi	88.1% (±16.1 points)	Higher
Penn Estates	8.0 mi	58.3% (±103.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lehman Township (Pike County), PA (88.1%).

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 Monroe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Tunkhannock Township (Monroe County)	73.3% (±43.0 points)
2	Smithfield Township (Monroe County)	72.3% (±24.7 points)
3	Chestnuthill Township	70.7% (±24.2 points)
4	Coolbaugh Township	68.2% (±11.9 points)
5	Stroudsburg	67.7% (±12.0 points)
6	Polk Township (Monroe County)	63.3% (±26.0 points)
7	Middle Smithfield Township	62.8% (±18.5 points)
8	Ross Township (Monroe County)	62.0% (±41.6 points)
9	Price Township	56.2% (±51.4 points)
10	Stroud Township	54.5% (±12.7 points)
11	Mount Pocono	53.0% (±21.9 points)
12	East Stroudsburg	52.8% (±14.6 points)
13	Tobyhanna Township	50.5% (±26.4 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Monroe 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 Middle Smithfield Township

Are renters in Middle Smithfield Township rent-burdened?

62.8% of renting households in Middle Smithfield 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 Middle Smithfield Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Middle Smithfield Township, PA spends 39.3% (±15.7 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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