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

Name: Rent burden in Mount Lebanon Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.4% (±6.4 points) of renting households in Mount Lebanon Township, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.4% (±6.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.6% (±5.4 points)
Median share of income: 26.8% (±2.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mount Lebanon Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mount Lebanon Township	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	15.2% (±5.1 points)	15.3%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.2% (±5.6 points)	13.5%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.4% (±4.5 points)	13.5%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.8% (±3.6 points)	11.5%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.8% (±3.4 points)	8.8%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	34.6% (±5.4 points)	37.4%	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.

Mount Lebanon Township against Allegheny County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Lebanon Township	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.4% (±6.4 points)	46.2% (±1.1 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.6% (±5.4 points)	37.4% (±1.0 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.8% (±2.5 points)	28.3% (±0.4 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$55,154 (±$8,538)	$46,532 (±$1,196)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,194 (±$73)	$1,153 (±$10)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Mount Lebanon Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Allegheny County (46.2%).

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

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

In Allegheny County, Mount Lebanon Township ranks 67 of 127 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1163 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 Mount Lebanon Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Lebanon Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mount Lebanon Township	—	42.4% (±6.4 points)	—
Dormont	1.3 mi	49.0% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Castle Shannon	1.7 mi	37.5% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Scott Township (Allegheny County)	1.8 mi	21.5% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Baldwin Township	1.8 mi	36.9% (±33.5 points)	Not measurably different
Heidelberg	2.5 mi	24.8% (±12.3 points)	Lower
Glendale	2.7 mi	22.1% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Green Tree	2.8 mi	28.7% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Carnegie	2.9 mi	31.8% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Scott Township (Allegheny County), PA (21.5%), Heidelberg, PA (24.8%).

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 Allegheny County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
60 (tie)	Pleasant Hills	43.4% (±19.7 points)
62	Glassport	43.2% (±18.0 points)
63	Ross Township (Allegheny County)	43.0% (±8.1 points)
64	Glenfield	42.9% (±91.2 points)
65	Munhall	42.6% (±13.6 points)
66	Springdale	42.5% (±12.9 points)
67	Mount Lebanon Township	42.4% (±6.4 points)
68	Coraopolis	42.1% (±11.5 points)
69	Bethel Park	41.5% (±7.2 points)
70 (tie)	Chalfant	41.1% (±22.4 points)
70 (tie)	Oakmont	41.1% (±10.0 points)
72	Robinson Township (Allegheny County)	41.0% (±10.3 points)
73	Plum	40.4% (±9.7 points)

Showing 13 of 127 places in Allegheny 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 Mount Lebanon Township

Are renters in Mount Lebanon Township rent-burdened?

42.4% of renting households in Mount Lebanon 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 Mount Lebanon Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mount Lebanon Township, PA spends 26.8% (±2.5 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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