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

Name: Rent burden in Towamensing Township, PA, 2020–2024
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92.6% (±22.1 points) of renting households in Towamensing Township, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

92.6% 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: 92.6% (±22.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 92.6% (±17.2 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Towamensing Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Towamensing Township	Carbon County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±13.9 points)	12.0%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±13.9 points)	15.2%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±13.9 points)	16.8%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.4% (±17.2 points)	12.5%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±13.9 points)	6.8%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	92.6% (±17.2 points)	36.7%	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.

Towamensing Township against Carbon County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Towamensing Township	Carbon County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	92.6% (±22.1 points)	43.5% (±5.9 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	92.6% (±17.2 points)	36.7% (±5.3 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	27.4% (±1.9 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$18,758 (±$871)	$41,543 (±$5,064)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$972 (±$304)	$994 (±$42)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Towamensing Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Carbon County (43.5%).

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

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

In Carbon County, Towamensing Township ranks 1 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 44 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 Towamensing Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Towamensing Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Towamensing Township	—	92.6% (±22.1 points)	—
Franklin Township (Carbon County)	3.2 mi	0.0% (±21.8 points)	Lower
Lower Towamensing Township	3.2 mi	8.8% (±11.3 points)	Lower
Palmerton	3.7 mi	42.9% (±16.5 points)	Lower
Parryville	4.3 mi	47.2% (±57.4 points)	Not measurably different
Weissport East	4.6 mi	0.0% (±27.6 points)	Lower
Bowmanstown	4.9 mi	34.0% (±24.1 points)	Lower
Weissport	5.5 mi	23.2% (±32.4 points)	Lower
Lehighton	6.3 mi	55.7% (±18.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Franklin Township (Carbon County), PA (0.0%), Lower Towamensing Township, PA (8.8%), Palmerton, PA (42.9%).

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 Carbon County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Towamensing Township	92.6% (±22.1 points)
2	East Side	73.7% (±77.6 points)
3	Mahoning Township (Carbon County)	69.8% (±38.7 points)
4	Beaver Meadows	65.0% (±21.2 points)
5	East Penn Township	56.7% (±28.0 points)
6	Lehighton	55.7% (±18.0 points)
7	Jim Thorpe	54.3% (±32.2 points)

Showing 7 of 23 places in Carbon 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 Towamensing Township

Are renters in Towamensing Township rent-burdened?

92.6% of renting households in Towamensing 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 Towamensing Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Towamensing Township, PA spends 50.0% or more 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 Towamensing township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:77160, in state:42 county:025).

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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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