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

Name: Rent burden in Pleasant Gap, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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57.1% (±24.5 points) of renting households in Pleasant Gap, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

50.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 40.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 57.1% (±24.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 50.2% (±21.8 points)
Median share of income: 40.1% (±21.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pleasant Gap

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Pleasant Gap	Centre County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	17.2% (±18.1 points)	11.6%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.5% (±15.7 points)	9.9%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.5% (±8.4 points)	9.7%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.7% (±13.3 points)	11.7%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.9% (±11.2 points)	8.0%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	50.2% (±21.8 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.

Pleasant Gap against Centre County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pleasant Gap	Centre County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	57.1% (±24.5 points)	57.1% (±3.1 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	50.2% (±21.8 points)	49.1% (±2.7 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	40.1% (±21.6 points)	34.4% (±1.8 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$34,110 (±$11,050)	$39,074 (±$2,659)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,210 (±$197)	$1,207 (±$27)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Pleasant Gap, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Centre County (57.1%).

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

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

In Centre County, Pleasant Gap ranks 4 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 107 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 Pleasant Gap

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pleasant Gap
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Pleasant Gap	—	57.1% (±24.5 points)	—
Centre Hall	3.5 mi	38.9% (±24.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bellefonte	3.5 mi	38.6% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Benner Township	3.7 mi	71.3% (±28.3 points)	Not measurably different
Zion	4.4 mi	40.0% (±74.7 points)	Not measurably different
Houserville	5.0 mi	72.7% (±38.4 points)	Not measurably different
College Township	5.3 mi	50.4% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lemont	5.4 mi	56.0% (±49.0 points)	Not measurably different
Milesburg	5.8 mi	52.3% (±29.5 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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)
8	Zion	40.0% (±74.7 points)
9	Ramblewood	28.6% (±61.7 points)
10	Pine Grove Mills	0.0% (±53.7 points)

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

It lies inside Spring Township (Centre County), 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 Pleasant Gap

Are renters in Pleasant Gap rent-burdened?

57.1% of renting households in Pleasant Gap 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 Pleasant Gap spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pleasant Gap, PA spends 40.1% (±21.6 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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