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

42.0% (±16.5 points) of renting households in Wormleysburg, PA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

23.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
42.0% (±16.5 points)
Paying 35% or more
23.9% (±12.6 points)
Median share of income
24.7% (±6.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Wormleysburg

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentWormleysburgCumberland CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than 15%20.6% (±11.3 points)14.9%14.5%12.6%
15% to 19.9%15.3% (±7.2 points)15.5%13.0%12.2%
20% to 24.9%15.1% (±8.5 points)15.2%12.8%12.6%
25% to 29.9%7.0% (±6.1 points)12.7%11.5%11.5%
30% to 34.9%18.1% (±10.7 points)8.0%8.7%9.2%
35% or more23.9% (±12.6 points)33.7%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.

Wormleysburg against Cumberland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
WormleysburgCumberland CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Paying 30% or more42.0% (±16.5 points)41.7% (±3.1 points)48.2% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more23.9% (±12.6 points)33.7% (±2.7 points)39.5% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income24.7% (±6.6 points)26.7% (±0.9 points)29.2% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$62,036 (±$17,381)$56,464 (±$2,606)$47,506 (±$425)$52,966
Median gross rent$1,426 (±$160)$1,249 (±$36)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413

In Wormleysburg, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Cumberland County (41.7%).

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

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

In Cumberland County, Wormleysburg ranks 12 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1177 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 Wormleysburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wormleysburg
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Wormleysburg—42.0% (±16.5 points)—
Lemoyne1.3 mi59.7% (±24.1 points)Not measurably different
West Fairview1.4 mi27.7% (±31.5 points)Not measurably different
Camp Hill1.6 mi42.7% (±14.6 points)Not measurably different
Harrisburg1.7 mi49.1% (±5.0 points)Not measurably different
East Pennsboro Township2.4 mi28.6% (±9.7 points)Not measurably different
Lower Allen2.4 mi54.8% (±16.3 points)Not measurably different
Enola2.5 mi16.8% (±8.8 points)Lower
New Cumberland2.8 mi57.6% (±15.2 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Enola, PA (16.8%).

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 Cumberland County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
6North Middleton Township51.9% (±17.5 points)
7Newville48.8% (±15.5 points)
8Lower Frankford Township43.0% (±24.9 points)
9 (tie)Camp Hill42.7% (±14.6 points)
9 (tie)Shiremanstown42.7% (±12.2 points)
9 (tie)Hampden Township42.7% (±9.6 points)
12Wormleysburg42.0% (±16.5 points)
13Upper Allen Township41.7% (±11.1 points)
14Mount Holly Springs40.2% (±18.2 points)
15Upper Frankford Township40.0% (±30.6 points)
16South Middleton Township37.3% (±15.2 points)
17Middlesex Township (Cumberland County)36.3% (±23.3 points)
18North Newton Township35.3% (±22.6 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Cumberland 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 Wormleysburg

Are renters in Wormleysburg rent-burdened?

42.0% of renting households in Wormleysburg 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 Wormleysburg spend on rent?

The median renting household in Wormleysburg, PA spends 24.7% (±6.6 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 Wormleysburg borough, Pennsylvania (place:86528, in state:42).

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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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