Housing market/Pennsylvania/ZIP 18436
ZIP 18436 Lake Ariel, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Wayne County, PA · Pennsylvania. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 18436 · PA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 18436 — Lake Ariel, PA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 18436
- 1-unit detached9,10593.5%
- 1-unit attached170.2%
- 2–4 units1441.5%
- 5–49 units590.6%
- Mobile4094.2%
2–4 unit share 1.5% · 5–49 unit share 0.6% · combined 2–49 2.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $890 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $689.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 34.9%; ≥50% 26.3%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,330 (1.494× ACS median gross rent).
Population
13,225 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +4.5%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 1 projects, 40 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 18436 11.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 47.5%; ACS median gross rent is $890; population increased +4.5% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 144 units in 2–4-unit structures and 59 units in 5–49-unit structures; 1 LIHTC projects totaling 40 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,330 versus ACS median gross rent of $890. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Pennsylvania research
ZIP 18436 is a Census / HUD profile for Wayne County, PA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 18436 — Lake Ariel, PA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Pennsylvania ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Pennsylvania research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 18436?
ZIP 18436 (Wayne County, PA) has 13,225 residents, 5,117 households, a renter share of 11.7%, median household income of $73,209, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $890. Vacancy is 47.5%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 18436?
ACS counts 124 units in 2-unit buildings, 20 in 3–4 unit buildings, 29 in 5–9, 0 in 10–19, and 30 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 203 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 18436?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,330. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 18436 — Lake Ariel, PA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Pennsylvania ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 18436 is Census / HUD research for Wayne County, PA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Pennsylvania property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.