What percentage of people rent in Aldan, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Aldan, PA, 2020–2024
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26.5% (±8.7 points) of the occupied homes in Aldan, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 433 renting households against 1,199 that own their home.

In Aldan, the share of households that rent went from 27.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.5% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.5% (±8.7 points)
Renting households: 433 (±149)
Median renter income: $62,750 (±$36,296)

Who rents and who owns in Aldan

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Aldan	Delaware County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.5% (±8.7 points)	30.4% (±0.8 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	433 (±149)	65,930 (±1,885)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,199 (±184)	151,016 (±1,820)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,750 (±$36,296)	$49,812 (±$1,326)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,464 (±$21,488)	$116,085 (±$2,110)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Aldan, the renter share is not measurably different from Delaware County (30.4%).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Delaware County, Aldan ranks 26 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 781 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Aldan 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	27.8% (±7.0 points)	26.5% (±8.7 points)	−1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$932 (±$55)	$1,342 (±$192)	+44.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$74,474 (±$10,481)	$74,514 (±$11,384)	+0.1%	No measurable change 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 Aldan

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Aldan
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Aldan	—	26.5% (±8.7 points)	—
Clifton Heights	0.7 mi	26.1% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Collingdale	0.8 mi	41.6% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Lansdowne	1.4 mi	32.8% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Darby	1.4 mi	50.1% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Sharon Hill	1.5 mi	42.0% (±11.8 points)	Higher
Glenolden	1.6 mi	23.5% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Darby Township	1.8 mi	42.5% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Colwyn	2.0 mi	55.4% (±9.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Collingdale, PA (41.6%), Darby, PA (50.1%), Sharon Hill, PA (42.0%).

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

Households that rent across Delaware County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
20	Radnor Township	34.1% (±3.8 points)
21	Lansdowne	32.8% (±5.9 points)
22	Folcroft	32.4% (±7.7 points)
23	Concord Township (Delaware County)	29.4% (±5.6 points)
24	Trainer	28.3% (±12.4 points)
25	Upper Chichester Township	27.0% (±4.0 points)
26	Aldan	26.5% (±8.7 points)
27	Ridley Township	26.3% (±3.7 points)
28	Upper Providence Township (Delaware County)	26.2% (±4.5 points)
29	Clifton Heights	26.1% (±8.7 points)
30	Darby Township	26.0% (±5.7 points)
31	Middletown Township (Delaware County)	25.5% (±3.1 points)
32	Norwood	24.3% (±6.2 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Delaware 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 Aldan

How many renters are there in Aldan?

Aldan has an estimated 433 (±149) renting households, 26.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Aldan?

In Aldan, the share of households that rent went from 27.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.5% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Aldan?

A renting household in Aldan has 2.2 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Aldan?

The median renting household in Aldan, PA has an income of $62,750 (±$36,296) a year, against $84,464 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 Aldan borough, Pennsylvania (place:00676, 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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