How many renters in Penn Township (Lancaster County), PA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Penn Township (Lancaster County), PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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39.7% (±14.0 points) of renting households in Penn Township (Lancaster County), PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 39.7% (±14.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.4% (±12.6 points)
Median share of income: 26.6% (±3.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Penn Township (Lancaster County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Penn Township (Lancaster County)	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	3.0% (±3.8 points)	14.2%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.1% (±8.0 points)	14.4%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	28.9% (±11.8 points)	13.0%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.2% (±8.9 points)	12.0%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.3% (±6.2 points)	8.6%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	30.4% (±12.6 points)	37.8%	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.

Penn Township (Lancaster County) against Lancaster County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Penn Township (Lancaster County)	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	39.7% (±14.0 points)	46.4% (±2.1 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.4% (±12.6 points)	37.8% (±1.9 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.6% (±3.9 points)	28.5% (±0.8 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$68,520 (±$5,124)	$58,477 (±$1,918)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,436 (±$164)	$1,357 (±$20)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Penn Township (Lancaster County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Lancaster County (46.4%).

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

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

In Lancaster County, Penn Township (Lancaster County) ranks 31 of 60 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1308 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 Penn Township (Lancaster County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Penn Township (Lancaster County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Penn Township (Lancaster County)	—	39.7% (±14.0 points)	—
Manheim	2.0 mi	59.2% (±18.9 points)	Not measurably different
Elizabeth Township (Lancaster County)	4.3 mi	33.8% (±31.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lititz	4.5 mi	47.7% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Rapho Township	4.8 mi	38.9% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different
Cornwall	5.4 mi	69.0% (±20.7 points)	Higher
Brickerville	5.4 mi	31.0% (±70.5 points)	Not measurably different
Warwick Township (Lancaster County)	5.5 mi	52.3% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
East Petersburg	6.0 mi	0.0% (±26.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Petersburg, PA (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cornwall, PA (69.0%).

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 Lancaster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
25	Akron	45.7% (±15.4 points)
26	East Lampeter Township	43.6% (±10.4 points)
27	Conestoga Township	43.3% (±43.5 points)
28	Salisbury Township (Lancaster County)	42.4% (±14.1 points)
29	East Cocalico Township	42.2% (±17.5 points)
30	Elizabethtown	41.8% (±13.0 points)
31	Penn Township (Lancaster County)	39.7% (±14.0 points)
32 (tie)	Eden Township	39.3% (±22.9 points)
32 (tie)	West Hempfield Township	39.3% (±15.1 points)
34	Ephrata	39.2% (±9.6 points)
35	Rapho Township	38.9% (±15.6 points)
36	Clay Township (Lancaster County)	38.6% (±27.5 points)
37	Ephrata Township	38.3% (±16.6 points)

Showing 13 of 60 places in Lancaster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Penn Township (Lancaster County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Penryn.

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 Penn Township (Lancaster County)

Are renters in Penn Township (Lancaster County) rent-burdened?

39.7% of renting households in Penn Township (Lancaster County) 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 Penn Township (Lancaster County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Penn Township (Lancaster County), PA spends 26.6% (±3.9 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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