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

Name: Rent burden in Upper Providence Township (Delaware County), PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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36.4% (±10.9 points) of renting households in Upper Providence Township (Delaware County), PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

26.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 23.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 36.4% (±10.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 26.1% (±9.1 points)
Median share of income: 23.5% (±2.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than 15%	22.3% (±8.8 points)	12.3%	14.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.9% (±9.1 points)	10.2%	13.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	21.2% (±14.8 points)	13.3%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.2% (±5.5 points)	9.4%	11.5%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.3% (±6.0 points)	8.9%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	26.1% (±9.1 points)	45.9%	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 Providence Township (Delaware County) against Delaware County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Paying 30% or more	36.4% (±10.9 points)	54.8% (±1.9 points)	48.2% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	26.1% (±9.1 points)	45.9% (±1.6 points)	39.5% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	23.5% (±2.6 points)	32.7% (±0.8 points)	29.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$76,687 (±$7,136)	$49,812 (±$1,326)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,566 (±$165)	$1,372 (±$22)	$1,209 (±$5)	$1,413

In Upper Providence Township (Delaware County), the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Delaware County (54.8%).

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

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

In Delaware County, Upper Providence Township (Delaware County) ranks 43 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1476 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 Providence Township (Delaware County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)	—	36.4% (±10.9 points)	—
Media	1.3 mi	30.3% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Middletown Township (Delaware County)	2.2 mi	75.6% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Lima	2.4 mi	90.3% (±12.8 points)	Higher
Marple Township	2.8 mi	50.0% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rose Valley	2.9 mi	75.0% (±111.6 points)	Not measurably different
Nether Providence Township	3.1 mi	75.9% (±14.1 points)	Higher
Broomall	3.4 mi	49.1% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Springfield Township (Delaware County)	3.4 mi	35.6% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Middletown Township (Delaware County), PA (75.6%), Lima, PA (90.3%), Nether Providence Township, PA (75.9%).

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 Delaware County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
37	Upland	44.4% (±17.9 points)
38	Brookhaven	44.3% (±20.8 points)
39	Eddystone	43.5% (±16.8 points)
40	Ridley Park	42.4% (±13.3 points)
41	Clifton Heights	39.3% (±21.5 points)
42	Millbourne	36.7% (±21.0 points)
43	Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)	36.4% (±10.9 points)
44	Springfield Township (Delaware County)	35.6% (±16.3 points)
45	Lower Chichester Township	33.8% (±19.8 points)
46	Swarthmore	32.4% (±19.7 points)
47	Media	30.3% (±7.5 points)
48	Thornbury Township (Delaware County)	12.0% (±29.0 points)
49	Rutledge	4.9% (±47.7 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Delaware 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 Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)

Are renters in Upper Providence Township (Delaware County) rent-burdened?

36.4% of renting households in Upper Providence Township (Delaware 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 Upper Providence Township (Delaware County) spend on rent?

The median renting household in Upper Providence Township (Delaware County), PA spends 23.5% (±2.6 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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