What percentage of people rent in Adamstown, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Adamstown, PA, 2020–2024
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17.8% (±6.1 points) of the occupied homes in Adamstown, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 130 renting households against 601 that own their home.

In Adamstown, the share of households that rent went from 26.3% in 2015–2019 to 17.8% in 2020–2024 (−8.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.8% (±6.1 points)
Renting households: 130 (±52)
Median renter income: $52,396 (±$42,061)

Who rents and who owns in Adamstown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Adamstown	Lancaster County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.8% (±6.1 points)	30.2% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	130 (±52)	64,198 (±1,829)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	601 (±99)	148,550 (±1,669)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.7)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,396 (±$42,061)	$58,477 (±$1,918)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$128,125 (±$15,009)	$102,620 (±$1,756)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Adamstown, the renter share is lower than in Lancaster County (30.2%).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Lancaster County, Adamstown ranks 46 of 60 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1294 of 2,557.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Adamstown has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	26.3% (±7.3 points)	17.8% (±6.1 points)	−8.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$927 (±$84)	$1,231 (±$232)	+32.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$76,007 (±$9,672)	$117,554 (±$7,868)	+54.7%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Adamstown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Adamstown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Adamstown	—	17.8% (±6.1 points)	—
Swartzville	1.3 mi	5.0% (±5.9 points)	Lower
East Cocalico Township	2.6 mi	17.4% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Brecknock Township (Lancaster County)	3.5 mi	14.1% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Reamstown	3.6 mi	23.7% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Reinholds	3.6 mi	7.9% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Bowmansville	3.7 mi	14.1% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Denver	4.1 mi	26.5% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Township (Berks County)	4.6 mi	24.7% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Swartzville, PA (5.0%), Reinholds, PA (7.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Lancaster County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
40	East Drumore Township	22.0% (±13.0 points)
41	Warwick Township (Lancaster County)	21.2% (±2.9 points)
42	Fulton Township	20.0% (±8.7 points)
43	Rapho Township	19.8% (±4.0 points)
44	Caernarvon Township (Lancaster County)	19.3% (±7.3 points)
45	West Earl Township	18.2% (±4.1 points)
46	Adamstown	17.8% (±6.1 points)
47	East Cocalico Township	17.4% (±4.6 points)
48	Eden Township	16.8% (±5.6 points)
49	Strasburg Township	16.4% (±11.7 points)
50	Conoy Township	16.3% (±5.7 points)
51	Colerain Township (Lancaster County)	15.7% (±7.0 points)
52 (tie)	Elizabeth Township (Lancaster County)	14.3% (±6.2 points)

Showing 13 of 60 places in Lancaster County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Adamstown

How many renters are there in Adamstown?

Adamstown has an estimated 130 (±52) renting households, 17.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Adamstown?

In Adamstown, the share of households that rent went from 26.3% in 2015–2019 to 17.8% in 2020–2024 (−8.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Adamstown?

A renting household in Adamstown has 2.3 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Adamstown?

The median renting household in Adamstown, PA has an income of $52,396 (±$42,061) a year, against $128,125 for households that own their home.

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 Adamstown borough, Pennsylvania (place:00364, in state:42).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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