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

Name: Rent burden in Somerset Township (Somerset County), PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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31.4% (±13.3 points) of renting households in Somerset Township (Somerset County), PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

22.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 23.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 31.4% (±13.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 22.9% (±11.4 points)
Median share of income: 23.2% (±2.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Somerset Township (Somerset County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Somerset Township (Somerset County)	Somerset County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	23.2% (±12.8 points)	25.0%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.3% (±7.7 points)	10.0%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	21.1% (±10.9 points)	12.8%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.9% (±6.7 points)	12.7%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.5% (±6.8 points)	8.9%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	22.9% (±11.4 points)	30.6%	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.

Somerset Township (Somerset County) against Somerset County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Somerset Township (Somerset County)	Somerset County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	31.4% (±13.3 points)	39.5% (±4.6 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	22.9% (±11.4 points)	30.6% (±4.0 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	23.2% (±2.7 points)	25.9% (±1.6 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$51,121 (±$14,689)	$37,836 (±$2,073)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$895 (±$167)	$753 (±$35)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Somerset Township (Somerset County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Somerset County (39.5%).

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

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

In Somerset County, Somerset Township (Somerset County) ranks 26 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1722 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 Somerset Township (Somerset County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Somerset Township (Somerset County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Somerset Township (Somerset County)	—	31.4% (±13.3 points)	—
Somerset	1.5 mi	54.3% (±12.6 points)	Higher
Lincoln Township (Somerset County)	5.8 mi	22.2% (±76.3 points)	Not measurably different
Milford Township (Somerset County)	7.4 mi	61.9% (±45.2 points)	Not measurably different
Stoystown	8.0 mi	48.9% (±24.2 points)	Not measurably different
Shanksville	8.1 mi	33.3% (±112.2 points)	Not measurably different
Quemahoning Township	8.6 mi	35.9% (±45.3 points)	Not measurably different
New Centerville	8.8 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brothersvalley Township	8.9 mi	25.8% (±43.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Somerset, PA (54.3%).

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 Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
20	Quemahoning Township	35.9% (±45.3 points)
21	Wellersburg	35.7% (±84.9 points)
22	Seven Springs	34.5% (±71.4 points)
23 (tie)	Shanksville	33.3% (±112.2 points)
23 (tie)	Greenville Township	33.3% (±90.1 points)
25	Berlin	32.2% (±13.8 points)
26	Somerset Township (Somerset County)	31.4% (±13.3 points)
27	Rockwood	30.6% (±15.4 points)
28	Paint Township (Somerset County)	29.9% (±38.5 points)
29	Addison Township	28.1% (±45.0 points)
30	Lower Turkeyfoot Township	27.3% (±67.5 points)
31	Brothersvalley Township	25.8% (±43.3 points)
32	Boswell	25.3% (±17.4 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Somerset County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

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 Somerset Township (Somerset County)

Are renters in Somerset Township (Somerset County) rent-burdened?

31.4% of renting households in Somerset Township (Somerset 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 Somerset Township (Somerset County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Somerset Township (Somerset County), PA spends 23.2% (±2.7 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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