How many renters in Park Forest Village, PA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Park Forest Village, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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73.2% (±12.9 points) of renting households in Park Forest Village, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

63.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 44.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 73.2% (±12.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 63.0% (±9.7 points)
Median share of income: 44.6% (±5.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Park Forest Village

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Park Forest Village	Centre County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	7.9% (±5.9 points)	11.6%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.7% (±4.5 points)	9.9%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	3.7% (±3.3 points)	9.7%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.5% (±5.5 points)	11.7%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.2% (±8.5 points)	8.0%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	63.0% (±9.7 points)	49.1%	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.

Park Forest Village against Centre County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Park Forest Village	Centre County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	73.2% (±12.9 points)	57.1% (±3.1 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	63.0% (±9.7 points)	49.1% (±2.7 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	44.6% (±5.6 points)	34.4% (±1.8 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$22,835 (±$9,941)	$39,074 (±$2,659)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,331 (±$84)	$1,207 (±$27)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Park Forest Village, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Centre County (57.1%).

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

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

In Centre County, Park Forest Village ranks 1 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 50 of 378.

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 Park Forest Village

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Park Forest Village
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Park Forest Village	—	73.2% (±12.9 points)	—
Toftrees	2.1 mi	48.3% (±16.5 points)	Lower
State College	2.8 mi	65.8% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ferguson Township (Centre County)	4.2 mi	56.2% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Pine Grove Mills	4.8 mi	0.0% (±53.7 points)	Lower
Houserville	4.9 mi	72.7% (±38.4 points)	Not measurably different
College Township	4.9 mi	50.4% (±14.7 points)	Lower
Lemont	4.9 mi	56.0% (±49.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ramblewood	5.5 mi	28.6% (±61.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Toftrees, PA (48.3%), Ferguson Township (Centre County), PA (56.2%), Pine Grove Mills, PA (0.0%).

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 Centre County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Park Forest Village	73.2% (±12.9 points)
2	Houserville	72.7% (±38.4 points)
3	Boalsburg	64.4% (±21.6 points)
4	Pleasant Gap	57.1% (±24.5 points)
5	Lemont	56.0% (±49.0 points)
6	Stormstown	55.0% (±55.0 points)
7	Toftrees	48.3% (±16.5 points)

Showing 7 of 10 places in Centre County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Park Forest Village is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Patton Township, whose figures include it.

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 Park Forest Village

Are renters in Park Forest Village rent-burdened?

73.2% of renting households in Park Forest Village 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 Park Forest Village spend on rent?

The median renting household in Park Forest Village, PA spends 44.6% (±5.6 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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