How many renters in Pine Grove, PA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Pine Grove, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.6% (±21.8 points) of renting households in Pine Grove, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

49.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.6% (±21.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 49.8% (±16.5 points)
Median share of income: 34.9% (±15.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pine Grove

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Pine Grove	Schuylkill County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	7.8% (±5.4 points)	18.4%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.9% (±10.4 points)	13.5%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.5% (±6.9 points)	14.8%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.2% (±3.4 points)	11.0%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	13.8% (±14.2 points)	8.3%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	49.8% (±16.5 points)	33.9%	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.

Pine Grove against Schuylkill County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pine Grove	Schuylkill County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.6% (±21.8 points)	42.2% (±4.0 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	49.8% (±16.5 points)	33.9% (±3.4 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.9% (±15.7 points)	26.5% (±1.5 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$30,179 (±$10,008)	$37,010 (±$3,309)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$793 (±$59)	$876 (±$24)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Pine Grove, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Schuylkill County (42.2%).

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

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

In Schuylkill County, Pine Grove ranks 11 of 67 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 293 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 Pine Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pine Grove
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Pine Grove	—	63.6% (±21.8 points)	—
Pine Grove Township (Schuylkill County)	1.5 mi	13.3% (±14.4 points)	Lower
Tremont Township	3.9 mi	14.3% (±83.5 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Township (Schuylkill County)	4.3 mi	26.0% (±36.2 points)	Not measurably different
Tremont	5.3 mi	54.1% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bethel Township (Berks County)	6.1 mi	0.0% (±23.3 points)	Lower
Frailey Township	6.6 mi	38.1% (±70.6 points)	Not measurably different
Reilly Township	7.1 mi	22.2% (±110.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bethel Township (Lebanon County)	7.6 mi	55.5% (±31.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pine Grove Township (Schuylkill County), PA (13.3%), Bethel Township (Berks County), 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 Schuylkill County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
5	New Ringgold	73.9% (±36.0 points)
6 (tie)	Middleport	68.2% (±38.0 points)
6 (tie)	Walker Township (Schuylkill County)	68.2% (±59.8 points)
8	Branch Township	65.8% (±70.0 points)
9	Cass Township (Schuylkill County)	65.5% (±62.1 points)
10	Girardville	63.7% (±34.7 points)
11 (tie)	Pine Grove	63.6% (±21.8 points)
11 (tie)	Blythe Township	63.6% (±53.4 points)
13	Rush Township (Schuylkill County)	63.2% (±49.0 points)
14	Mechanicsville	62.2% (±31.8 points)
15	Ashland	60.6% (±20.1 points)
16	Barry Township	60.0% (±72.6 points)
17	Foster Township (Schuylkill County)	58.3% (±59.2 points)

Showing 13 of 67 places in Schuylkill 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 Pine Grove

Are renters in Pine Grove rent-burdened?

63.6% of renting households in Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pine Grove, PA spends 34.9% (±15.7 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Pine Grove borough, Pennsylvania (place:60456, in state:42).

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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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