What percentage of people rent in Amity Township (Berks County), PA?

15.8% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Amity Township (Berks County), PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 751 renting households against 4,013 that own their home.

In Amity Township (Berks County), the share of households that rent went from 13.8% in 2015–2019 to 15.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
15.8% (±5.5 points)
Renting households
751 (±247)
Median renter income
$65,384 (±$26,750)

Who rents and who owns in Amity Township (Berks County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
Amity Township (Berks County)Berks CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Renter-occupied share15.8% (±5.5 points)28.7% (±0.7 points)30.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Renting households751 (±247)46,902 (±1,181)1,617,882 (±10,181)45,017,354
Owning households4,013 (±423)116,334 (±1,443)3,656,971 (±15,249)84,210,142
Average renter household size2.5 (±0.8)2.3 (±0.1)2.1 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.9 (±0.2)2.7 (±0.0)2.5 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$65,384 (±$26,750)$45,031 (±$3,579)$47,506 (±$425)$52,966
Median owner household income$139,875 (±$18,749)$97,214 (±$1,750)$95,990 (±$362)$100,009

In Amity Township (Berks County), the renter share is lower than in Berks County (28.7%).

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

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

In Berks County, Amity Township (Berks County) ranks 46 of 72 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1483 of 2,557.

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

How renting in Amity Township (Berks County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent13.8% (±3.1 points)15.8% (±5.5 points)+2.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$1,369 (±$1,070)$1,316 (±$248)−3.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$102,547 (±$7,914)$118,296 (±$10,954)+15.4%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 Amity Township (Berks County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Amity Township (Berks County)
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Amity Township (Berks County)—15.8% (±5.5 points)—
Douglass Township (Berks County)3.4 mi16.6% (±8.9 points)Not measurably different
Birdsboro3.9 mi31.7% (±8.5 points)Higher
Stowe4.4 mi35.2% (±6.9 points)Higher
West Pottsgrove Township4.5 mi34.9% (±6.7 points)Higher
Earl Township (Berks County)4.5 mi6.5% (±4.9 points)Lower
Union Township (Berks County)4.9 mi13.4% (±6.2 points)Not measurably different
Exeter Township (Berks County)5.0 mi12.9% (±2.1 points)Not measurably different
Lorane5.4 mi20.0% (±6.4 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Earl Township (Berks County), PA (6.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Birdsboro, PA (31.7%), Stowe, PA (35.2%), West Pottsgrove Township, PA (34.9%).

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

Households that rent across Berks County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
40Washington Township (Berks County)17.4% (±13.9 points)
41Muhlenberg Township17.2% (±3.6 points)
42Bernville16.9% (±7.5 points)
43Douglass Township (Berks County)16.6% (±8.9 points)
44Upper Tulpehocken Township16.3% (±6.2 points)
45Caernarvon Township (Berks County)16.1% (±5.6 points)
46Amity Township (Berks County)15.8% (±5.5 points)
47Upper Bern Township15.3% (±7.6 points)
48District Township14.8% (±5.7 points)
49Windsor Township (Berks County)14.2% (±4.9 points)
50 (tie)Womelsdorf14.0% (±9.0 points)
50 (tie)Alsace Township14.0% (±5.8 points)
50 (tie)Bern Township14.0% (±3.9 points)

Showing 13 of 72 places in Berks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Amity Township (Berks County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Amity Gardens.

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 Amity Township (Berks County)

How many renters are there in Amity Township (Berks County)?

Amity Township (Berks County) has an estimated 751 (±247) renting households, 15.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Amity Township (Berks County)?

In Amity Township (Berks County), the share of households that rent went from 13.8% in 2015–2019 to 15.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Amity Township (Berks County)?

A renting household in Amity Township (Berks County) has 2.5 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Amity Township (Berks County)?

The median renting household in Amity Township (Berks County), PA has an income of $65,384 (±$26,750) a year, against $139,875 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 Amity township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:02328, in state:42 county:011).

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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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.

Figures last updated on .

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