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

Name: Rent burden in Salunga, PA, 2020–2024
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87.5% (±27.9 points) of renting households in Salunga, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

76.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 87.5% (±27.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 76.7% (±22.4 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Salunga

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Salunga	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	5.6% (±9.5 points)	14.2%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±13.0 points)	14.4%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.9% (±10.6 points)	13.0%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±13.0 points)	12.0%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.8% (±16.6 points)	8.6%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	76.7% (±22.4 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.

Salunga against Lancaster County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Salunga	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	87.5% (±27.9 points)	46.4% (±2.1 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	76.7% (±22.4 points)	37.8% (±1.9 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	28.5% (±0.8 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$26,633 (±$9,372)	$58,477 (±$1,918)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$980 (±$647)	$1,357 (±$20)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Salunga, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Lancaster County (46.4%).

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

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

In Lancaster County, Salunga ranks 2 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 30 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 Salunga

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Salunga
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Salunga	—	87.5% (±27.9 points)	—
Landisville	1.2 mi	77.4% (±47.0 points)	Not measurably different
West Hempfield Township	3.4 mi	39.3% (±15.1 points)	Lower
Mountville	3.6 mi	54.0% (±34.6 points)	Not measurably different
East Petersburg	4.2 mi	0.0% (±26.2 points)	Lower
Mount Joy	4.3 mi	33.8% (±12.5 points)	Lower
Rapho Township	4.6 mi	38.9% (±15.6 points)	Lower
Manheim	5.2 mi	59.2% (±18.9 points)	Not measurably different
Columbia	5.4 mi	59.9% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Hempfield Township, PA (39.3%), East Petersburg, PA (0.0%), Mount Joy, PA (33.8%).

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 Lancaster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Swartzville	100.0% (±72.0 points)
2	Salunga	87.5% (±27.9 points)
3	Landisville	77.4% (±47.0 points)
4	Willow Street	67.6% (±11.2 points)
5	Rothsville	66.6% (±37.2 points)
6	Gap	64.4% (±22.8 points)
7	Maytown	58.2% (±39.2 points)
8	Brownstown (community)	55.9% (±47.3 points)

Showing 8 of 24 places in Lancaster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside East Hempfield 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 Salunga

Are renters in Salunga rent-burdened?

87.5% of renting households in Salunga 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 Salunga spend on rent?

The median renting household in Salunga, PA spends 50.0% or more 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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