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

54.5% (±12.7 points) of renting households in Stroud Township, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

43.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
54.5% (±12.7 points)
Paying 35% or more
43.5% (±11.0 points)
Median share of income
32.0% (±6.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Stroud Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentStroud TownshipMonroe CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than 15%12.8% (±9.2 points)12.3%14.5%12.6%
15% to 19.9%10.3% (±6.6 points)11.5%13.0%12.2%
20% to 24.9%14.0% (±8.6 points)9.4%12.8%12.6%
25% to 29.9%8.5% (±6.4 points)9.8%11.5%11.5%
30% to 34.9%11.0% (±6.4 points)8.8%8.7%9.2%
35% or more43.5% (±11.0 points)48.2%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.

Stroud Township against Monroe County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Stroud TownshipMonroe CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Paying 30% or more54.5% (±12.7 points)57.0% (±4.9 points)48.2% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more43.5% (±11.0 points)48.2% (±4.5 points)39.5% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income32.0% (±6.0 points)34.0% (±2.7 points)29.2% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$45,426 (±$21,196)$47,645 (±$8,336)$47,506 (±$425)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,355 (±$119)$1,393 (±$42)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413

In Stroud Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Monroe County (57.0%).

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

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

In Monroe County, Stroud Township ranks 10 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 576 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 Stroud Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stroud Township
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Stroud Township—54.5% (±12.7 points)—
Stroudsburg1.5 mi67.7% (±12.0 points)Not measurably different
East Stroudsburg2.4 mi52.8% (±14.6 points)Not measurably different
Smithfield Township (Monroe County)4.7 mi72.3% (±24.7 points)Not measurably different
Delaware Water Gap4.7 mi50.4% (±24.2 points)Not measurably different
Hamilton Township (Monroe County)5.3 mi46.8% (±16.1 points)Not measurably different
Pocono Township6.2 mi49.8% (±18.4 points)Not measurably different
Jackson Township (Monroe County)7.3 mi32.8% (±31.5 points)Not measurably different
Upper Mount Bethel Township7.8 mi21.2% (±14.3 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Upper Mount Bethel Township, PA (21.2%).

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 Monroe County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
4Coolbaugh Township68.2% (±11.9 points)
5Stroudsburg67.7% (±12.0 points)
6Polk Township (Monroe County)63.3% (±26.0 points)
7Middle Smithfield Township62.8% (±18.5 points)
8Ross Township (Monroe County)62.0% (±41.6 points)
9Price Township56.2% (±51.4 points)
10Stroud Township54.5% (±12.7 points)
11Mount Pocono53.0% (±21.9 points)
12East Stroudsburg52.8% (±14.6 points)
13Tobyhanna Township50.5% (±26.4 points)
14Delaware Water Gap50.4% (±24.2 points)
15Pocono Township49.8% (±18.4 points)
16Hamilton Township (Monroe County)46.8% (±16.1 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Monroe County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Stroud Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Arlington Heights, Penn Estates.

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 Stroud Township

Are renters in Stroud Township rent-burdened?

54.5% of renting households in Stroud Township 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 Stroud Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Stroud Township, PA spends 32.0% (±6.0 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 Stroud township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:74880, in state:42 county:089).

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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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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