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

Name: Rent burden in Upper Merion Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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39.2% (±5.4 points) of renting households in Upper Merion Township, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 39.2% (±5.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 31.5% (±4.8 points)
Median share of income: 24.9% (±1.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Upper Merion Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Upper Merion Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	15.4% (±3.8 points)	12.6%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	20.3% (±4.4 points)	12.9%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.6% (±3.2 points)	13.8%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.5% (±3.2 points)	11.7%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.7% (±2.4 points)	8.7%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	31.5% (±4.8 points)	40.3%	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.

Upper Merion Township against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Upper Merion Township	Montgomery County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	39.2% (±5.4 points)	49.0% (±1.6 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	31.5% (±4.8 points)	40.3% (±1.3 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.9% (±1.9 points)	29.6% (±0.6 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$97,136 (±$6,675)	$65,931 (±$1,921)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,087 (±$74)	$1,683 (±$19)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Upper Merion Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Montgomery County (49.0%).

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

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

In Montgomery County, Upper Merion Township ranks 50 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1338 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 Upper Merion Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Upper Merion Township
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Upper Merion Township	—	39.2% (±5.4 points)	—
Bridgeport	2.2 mi	52.6% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
West Norriton Township	2.8 mi	45.1% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Norristown	3.1 mi	56.4% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Wayne	3.5 mi	49.7% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
St. Davids	3.5 mi	59.0% (±16.0 points)	Higher
West Conshohocken	3.5 mi	38.9% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Devon	3.7 mi	0.0% (±75.4 points)	Not measurably different
Audubon	3.8 mi	50.5% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Norristown, PA (56.4%), St. Davids, PA (59.0%).

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 Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
44	Rockledge	40.5% (±20.5 points)
45	Douglass Township (Montgomery County)	40.4% (±17.9 points)
46	Whitemarsh Township	40.2% (±9.5 points)
47	Horsham Township	40.1% (±9.0 points)
48 (tie)	Hatboro	39.8% (±10.5 points)
48 (tie)	Plymouth Township (Montgomery County)	39.8% (±7.7 points)
50	Upper Merion Township	39.2% (±5.4 points)
51	West Conshohocken	38.9% (±14.2 points)
52	Upper Salford Township	38.0% (±44.8 points)
53	West Pottsgrove Township	37.3% (±13.7 points)
54	Conshohocken	36.6% (±9.1 points)
55	Upper Hanover Township	34.4% (±42.0 points)
56	Perkiomen Township	33.3% (±19.4 points)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Upper Merion Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: King of Prussia, Swedeland.

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 Upper Merion Township

Are renters in Upper Merion Township rent-burdened?

39.2% of renting households in Upper Merion 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 Upper Merion Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Upper Merion Township, PA spends 24.9% (±1.9 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 Upper Merion township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:79136, in state:42 county:091).

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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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